WCH. Due to extensive logging over the years a 100 ft hickory is pretty big in Easter Ky where I live unless you are in some of the protected forest areas and I suspect WV is pretty much the same. Even at that, that's just 33 yds and 80 ft is more common so you thats closer to 25 yds. Your friends were correct as when I was a kid guys would swear and be dammed you had to have a full choke and 1 1/4 ounce high brass 6s to shoot squirrels. Sort of like saying shooting elk requires at least a 338 I guess. All I can say is I use to see a lot of mangled up squirrels when I was a kid. I have always done fine with assorted shotguns from 410 to 12 ga. and chokes from IC to full usually with 1 oz. of shot or less.
Last edited by bangeye; 09/08/13.
