I've always had in my mind the bag was some sort of Canadian military item, it's got the single word Quebec stenciled on the back. It has a removable rubber liner so makes a great game bag. The original strap was very short so I had a longer one built for it.
They made the "Bogardus Club Gun" in 20, 16, 12, and 10 gauge. I'd love to find a catalog listing for it, I've looked through a couple from Scott but hadn't found it. I've got it in 16 gauge as well, only ever seen one 20 gauge and regret not buying it needless to say.
I always shoot a full choke gun at squirrels, sometimes in the taller timber you really need it. The RST shells were only 1 1/4 ounce which is the same shot charge I'd have shot if I'd been shooting a 12 gauge. Squirrels, particularly large fox squirrels, take a fair amount of killing when shooting a scattergun.
The black squirrels aren't a breed unto themselves, they're melanistic meaning the opposite of albino. They could be grey or fox either one, though up in that country I'd say they're fox squirrels for sure. In some areas of the country they're apparently fairly common, but where I come from shooting a black was maybe a once in a lifetime deal. To have killed a limit of them was something I doubt I ever repeat, it was a special morning needless to say.
DLH
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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