So this guy moved from Ct to NY, was trying to get the proper permit from NYDEC but they were not getting the information needed , were being stonewalled, or just dealing with incompetents....

ONE officer could have fixed the issue with a simple knock on the door, and advised the owner of the requirements. ALL law enforcement has the discretion on how to enforce the law. Yeah, it's just a squirrel, but the action taken was beyond ANY common sense....How they even got a warrant on an anonymous complaint with no other evidence is beyond me.
Forget the squirrel, but it shows what govt can and will do to citizens on a simple complaint.... nothing but a Gestapo...

Guss I remember when you were digging your stumps out. Most everyone referred you to bigger faster more expensive ways to do it. But didn't you get more real satisfaction doing it the small way?