My farmer friend shoots red squirrels on a regular and steady basis- almost year 'round- as they get into his attic- (his farmhouse was built in 1896) as well as raid his bird feeders- Once they are on "terra firma" and deceased, he picks up their carcass with tongs and drops them down into the outdoor privy- a two=holer built in 1914- and about once a month he drops a scoop of quicklime into the underground pit-ditto with the fox squirrels in season- except he whacks off the tails and sends them to some fishing lure company in WI-- and gets a check from them- so, I guess he is a "rodent market hunter"-- Tree rats can pay with their tails for your ammo..

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..