Is It Illegal To Kill A Flying Squirrel. However the royal society for the protection of animals argue that most people will be incapable of killing a squirrel without causing unnecessary suffering and will therefore be in breach of the law. I also suggest using hollow point pellets for it really depends on where you live.
Releasing when you release a flying squirrel, make sure it is not right outside your house because it will want to come back in.
In illinois, its illegal to shoot a chicken and there will be a fine if you do so. We removed some of these critters from the library in postenkill, new york. While bats remain the only mammal that can indeed fly, the flying squirrel can glide. When a fly is startled, it jumps off the surface it is resting on.