Best way to kill a squirrel yet keep it in tact?

A friend and i are planning on doing a skeletal reconstruction of a squirrel for a biology project, but first we need a squirrel. I figured the best way to keep its skeleton in tact yet kill it is to pepper it with a shotgun from a distance or if worst comes to worst try using a pellet gun. any suggestions???Best way to kill a squirrel yet keep it in tact?
Live trap and then drown it


Or sometimes the squirrel will just die of stress once it is trapped


I have seen squirrel die of heart attacks when the door closes





A shot gun is also a good way with small enough shot


I don't know where people get the idea that it will blow the animal apart


There will be some danger of broken bones though but then you just leave the pellets in the bones for effect





What method are you planning on using to strip the meat





I am using meal worms but first you have top skin it


If not you gat a bundle of fur and bones that are intertwined and can be difficult to separate





I'm planning on making an L shaped plaque


putting the skeleton on the floor of the plaque and the skin on the back





Right now I have four foxes, two coons and a possum in the worksBest way to kill a squirrel yet keep it in tact?
use a .22 rifle u can kill it instantly and you won't have a nut where the squirrel was standing like with a shotgun. you never finish your project with a shotgun unless you project was about what happens when shotgun meets squirrel.
Try trapping it, and then once you got one, cut it's throat, that'll kill it quickly, and there will be no damage to the sceleton.
Pellet gun or shotgun is your answer. Traping is a good answer, road kill is not.
wait for the squirrel to come out of the bar then blackjack him across the back of his head then throw him in a bag and your on your way.
if i wore u i would eighter trap it with a snare or use a pelet gun


i hunted squirll with a shot gun (20 gauge). there was nothing left so dont use that.