Poking fun
Apr 01, 2020
4 minutes
Drey poking is one of the highlights of my late winter and early spring shooting calendar. The culling of grey squirrels on most of my permissions is limited to quiet sorties with an air rifle, from when pheasants are released in the summer through to the end of the season. But the gloves are off now and gamekeepers are happy for me to adopt a noisy approach when bringing the rodents to book.
Though sniping squirrels at feeding stations primed with peanuts is by far the best way to make a big bag, drey poking is a much more enjoyable occupation. Rather than sitting still and quiet in a cramped hide, you get to yomp around the woods in the
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