i wanted to many times in the fall but its shotgun or bow only in this part of the state [:@] but i can shoot squirrels all day with my 22 in the fall....wish i could shot the turkeys i always see when i got the 22 chasin tree rats....im VERY confident with my 22...not many squirrels make it away without a stinger through the head....id shot em right in the head...but i know i can do it...id definently make sure it wasnt moving....that would be the hard part...but i know it would drop em like a brick......