One Oklahoma man was arrested and another was issued a citation for hunting squirrels in a public park, police said.

Officers responded Nov. 23 at 3:45 p.m. to reports of people shooting in the area of McClure Park, according to a Nov. 25 news release from the Tulsa Police Department.

McClure Park offers many public amenities including a playground, picnic areas, basketball and tennis courts, and an 18-hole disc golf course — and notably “watchable wildlife,” according to the state’s tourism website.

Police found two men carrying BB guns and upon inspection of their car, found “at least half a dozen dead squirrels in the trunk,” authorities said.

Officers also found two pistols inside the vehicle, police said.

The men told police they were at the park “to hunt squirrels and were planning to take them home to cook them,” the department said.

Police said it is a violation of municipal ordinances to discharge an air rifle within city limits and to hunt in Tulsa city parks.

One of the men, who is a convicted felon, was arrested for hunting without a license and possession of a firearm after a former conviction of a felony, according to police.

The other man was issued a citation for hunting without a license, police said.

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