Thanks guys! Randall, I had that happen to me a couple of times while I was target shooting in the backyard, both times with Springers. I think they get attracted by the sound of the pellet hitting wood, which was what the target paper was on at the time (I use duct seal these days for silent impacts). Grey squirrels came right up to me and the muzzle of my Diana 350 and 36. So you know we are talking a long time ago I could have easily taken them and had good backstop and the trees on my property, but I just couldn't do it and it didn't feel right, because there was nothing challenging about it. I need to feel challenged a little