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thanks guys, makes sense. So, as much as possible shoot with backstop (a large number of trees behind instead of clear skies is probably sufficient?) or as vertical as possible.

I currently hunt squirrel with a 20 gauge, but I want to switch to my .22 because it is quieter, and i can shoot for the head so as to ruin less meat and fur. My question is: Can you safely take squirrel in trees with a .22? I'm worried about the arc of the bullet should it continue on, and...

ha, well happy to entertain. I think I'll still pack the guts out, since I'm hunting in a public area at the moment, with lots of hikers. Maybe chucking them a good bit into the woods would work though. thanks for all your help guys, going hunting again tomorrow! clear day, high around...

one more question: what do you do with the skin and guts? Put em in a ziplock and pack em out, or is it alright to just bury it?

thanks for all the great responses guys, they all help a ton. I'll update with the recipe I use later, once I get some more of em on tuesday :D happy hunting!

sorry i'm new at this... whats the vent? And let me see if i got this straight, you skin them first, and then gut them? Do you just leave all the bones in for cooking them, and eat around them like with chicken? thanks for the reply too :D

Well, I just got back from my first "successful" squirrel hunt. Got one, attempted to skin it, and then cried when i lost about half of it. I tried to skin it in a stream, because I heard you want to get the guts out of it right away to prevent the "gamey" flavor. This didnt' work so well...