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THAT JUST TAKES THE BISCUIT

Conventional wisdom has it that at this time of year, when nature’s bounty is overflowing, grey squirrels are spoilt for choice for something to eat. So much so in fact that many shooters pack away their peanut feeders and won’t get them out again until the first frost of the year.

Pest control obligations mean I run my feeders pretty much all year round, even if my returns in terms of squirrels in the bag diminish. However, just recently one of my farmer landowners asked if I could help with a squirrel problem.

Normally I shoot rats and rabbits on the farm, so squirrels were something new, and I couldn't for the life

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