A SURPRISE NIGHT ON THE RATS
One of the most fascinating things about airgun hunting is the surprises it frequently throws up, and part of that is down to the large variety of pest species we are able to target right through the year. One of my recent outings highlights the point very well – I turned up expecting one thing and ended up doing something completely different.
The original purpose of the trip was to visit a friend’s woods so that we could draw up a plan to get the resident population of grey squirrels under control. Sure enough we saw quite a few squirrels and plenty of signs of the damage that they are causing to the trees. I had my BSA Ultra SE with me just in case the chance of a shot cropped up, but we were talking too much for any squirrels to allow us to get within striking distance.
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