>>677327>>677341You should never point a gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.
If you aren't willing to shoot the squirrel then you aren't ready for guns. Have you ever shot anything else before? Do you have a knife to skin and prepare it once its dead?
Did you watch some "Into the wild" hipster bullshit movie that made you want to forage for food?
Are you aware that once you shoot an animal, you have to cut it open and put your fingers into the still warm body and have your fingers stained with blood?
I'm sorry but if you are asking about squirrel "feelings" then you are probably not ready for hunting.