So many choices to make. I just got back from both a WATERFOWL SEASON EARLY RECON and a "woodchoppers ball" so to speak, and took the old 20 gauge M12 I got on my 12th Birthday for some squirrels- just in case. Here in West MI the leaves are still green and thick, and a scoped .22LR is fine for about a month from now, but if your want squirrel pot pie (Yummy) or Brunswick stew, a 20 is great.

Wow- a 8 gauge cannon- as I also took the old Stihl Super 28AV and a axe and a tow strap, as the picked corn field is bordered with some dead and fallen elm trees, the hickory and white oaks are still standing, the grown is covered with nuts and cuttings- No squirrels, did dump a crow however- and yes, the geese were using the field as the farmer told me- so we shall see on Sat 9 Oct- our Zone Opener for ducks and geese-

I'd like to have it legal to use a 8 gauge double- I'll probably use the big 12 Smith 3" 32" F&F- Hevi-Shot Classic Doubles for loads- but an 8 or even a 10 bore with Nitro Proofed 30 or 32" barrels- Mama Mia-