I had a squirrel that was eating my log cabin!
The stupid rat was chewing on the dovetail notches. I built this house by hand and I take this type of behavior very seriously.
I tried to be a nice guy. I popped the squirrel twice with a Daisy Red Ryder just to scare him off, that thing won't kill.
He came back.
Three or four times I chased him off throwing rocks and yelling.
The dumb ass did not get the message.
I am way out in the country. I don't have a Gamo.
I shot that squirrel in the back at 30 yards with a 250 XTP coming out of a Savage muzzleloader at 2250 fps. Hit him with right around 2,900 foot pounds.
He was killed and perfectly gutted in an instant. It looked like there was a zipper on his belly, from his chin to his butt, opened up and all guts gone.
Why the hell does a squirrel chew on white pine logs, they are not food.