A report has been published by Airgun Shooter writer JDJ Braithwaite and co-author Charles Dutton providing clear evidence that shooting grey squirrels with air rifles is an extremely effective and humane method of pest control with important implications for conservation.
In recent years, some forestry organisations have questioned the utility of air rifles and shooting in general. Indeed, in one statement discussed in the report, one organisation claimed that shooting grey squirrels with an air