Due to the rapidly growing squirrel population on campus, beginning February 2016, ORGT will begin issuing hunting permits to help lower the numbers to levels that are safer for students. This measure comes as a response to the widespread #noticetherodents social media campaign by students, calling for administration to come up with a solution in order to halt the now frequent squirrel attacks. On January 11, 2016, President Bud Peterson added SCATA (Squirrel Campus-Allowed Termination Act) to the already existing referendum §65.2 which allowed the biennial trapping of bulldogs in the confines of Bobby Dodd Stadium.

“It’s just something that had to be done, because students didn’t feel safe anymore,” said Bud Peterson on Monday. “I’m not gonna lie, I had to kick a few squirrels from time to time for my own protection, which is never something anybody wants to do. Hopefully this measure will eliminate the problem, and I beg students to get creative with their hunting methods to keep the pests on their toes. I know I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeves, I can’t wait to see what our student body can engineer.”

Because of local gun ordinances and certain campus restrictions, any weapons intended to be used for squirrel removal must be cleared by inspection prior to hunting. ORGT’s recent website post contains more information concerning inspections and allowed weapons:





Former GT president G. Wayne Clough has recently shown his praise for the historic university change, saying in a press conference early Tuesday, “I think this is a huge milestone for Georgia Tech! I have no doubt that every Tech student will tell their grandchildren about how they remember exactly where they were when they heard the official announcement of the Great Squirrel Hunt of 2016. While I strongly support this measure, I do have one major concern. It involves the wellbeing of a certain well-loved individual of the Tech squirrel community known colloquially as the Albino Squirrel. To preserve this iconic Tech figure, I am putting out a bounty for any student that traps the Albino Squirrel alive and brings him to me at my lair below the CULC. Thank you.”

We spoke with an ORGT representative and they stated that in order to comply with Georgia Tech’s waste disposal guidelines, they strongly encourage students to eat the squirrels they kill. Later this week they hope to post ten of the organization’s favorite squirrel recipes to give students ideas on how to cook the animals.

If you have any questions about any details of the new policy, please visit the ORGT office in the CRC.