[WVneighbor]

I've decided I'm going squirrel hunting. Hopefully sometime in the coming week. This will be my first time hunting squirrels so I'm looking for some tips in 3 categories, hunting, dressing & cooking. Any advice will be welcomed.

Hunting (.22LR) :
Head shot or chest shot? I'd like to get one stuffed and mounted just to say I have a stuffed squirrel, so I imagine a chest shot for that one and a head shot for the eatin' ones?

Dressing:
I have never gutted or skinned anything, so this will be an entirely new experience. I'm checking out info on the web, but any suggestions will be a welcome addition.

I have participated in gutting several deer, just never done one by myself. I know you have to cut out the anus and tie it off. Then cut the diaphragm and finally the esophagus, at which point all the innards come tumbling out. Squirrels are a lot smaller, but is the procedure similar?

For skinning I imagine you try to take off just the skin and not the meat, then just cut the meat from the bones?

Also, is there a time limit from when I shoot it to when I need to gut it? Should I do it in the field, or can it wait (if kept suitably cool) till I get home?

Cooking:
Any recipe or suggestions for cooking? I've heard stewed with dumplings, but I'm sure there are others.