Although i give my congrats on such a nice shot , i have to agree with some ...

I am 16 , and it may seem funny at the time , but try laying in bed tonight and thinking about the kill , what that animal was thinkin as it saw your foot come down to slay it.. you wont think it is so funny then , as for your friend , try to talk some sense in him , in respecting the animals ..

MATT as a fellow teen , i can see how his adrenaline , or whatever you want to call it has taken over , he feels threatened by your negitiveness , and YES it is wrong to talk to an adult , especially a member of the forum and friend like that , but i have done it , sometimes we kids get carried away , like i have been known to give a referee that is 40 years old a piece of my mind and some pretty harsh vocab when he makes what i think is a BS call , or even an adult that just i feel is tryin to be a hardass ... but when fiving advice or an opinion , Squirrel should realize you are only trying to teach him .....

So congrats on the shot , i think it is perfectly ethical in the sense that it is either let it destroy your food , or kill it , as for the ahrvest issue , yes i say KILL , i dont pick animals as crops so therefore they aretn being harvested... but it is also perfectly legal to fire a weapon on your property , concidering your location... and how your nieghbors feelabout shooting gun off ..