I gave an evil chuckle at that last line - Dad and I used to team up - he used is 12 gage, and I used my 10-22, that way we could take treed squirrels (Dad) or long range ground shots (me - back when I used to practice, I was a fairly good shot). Collected our fair share. Joke? Where we hunted had, and has, a lot less squirrels than where we live (a part of NYC). Sit in the park 100 yds from Dad's place, and I've counted 30-40 in eyesite at one time!

Cooking wise - treat them like boney rabbit - we usually do a stew in red wine, and serve with polenta - aka French/Italian style