A Sussex shoot is holding a squirrel day for guns. Jack Feaver asks David along to film the day, which will do two things. Grey squirrels are significant predators of songbirds’ eggs and chicks. They also eat gamefeed which, with increasing prices for wheat, means a bag of 50 squirrels like today can make a significant difference to shoot finances. Plus keeper Anthony Oliver shows off his combination .222/12ga ‘larder filler’ rifle.
More squirrel action:
Squirrel chainsaw massacre
Jaf Jefferson is shooting squirrels to protect Charlie’s dad’s trees. The squirrels are more dangerous for trees than a Toby Carvery with a chainsaw, and
Shooting squirrels with the high-tech Skout Evo airgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00RtCnJvSs Terry Doe is blown away by the high-tech new Skout Evo, an airgun so advanced that it talks to you, and allows you to
Squirrel hunting: quick and easy hide set-up with Terry Doe
Terry Doe is faced with a squirrel conundrum. The pests are chewing electric cables in the attic, which could cause a house fire. He plans
Grey squirrel tree killers
After a successful squirrel eradication programme in the winter, disaster strikes in the summer. A dozen good-quality oak trees are dead and all the indications
WokeWatch1: Forced to use .223 on squirrels – and it’s rubbish for foxes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irnNGp_V27o WokeWatch: Government-owned Forestry England now uses non-lead ammo to shoot grey squirrels. The government agency uses non-lead airgun pellets and shotshells, and it leads
How to build the ideal squirrel shooting set-up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUFf7nGr9RI First it was the ‘bird-table of doom’, where Charlie lures in rats and squirrels to meet their doom, so he can protect local songbird
Squirrel hunting with a catapult
youtu.be/NQ3Q5Mbrxq0 Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is after squirrels with a catapult and his new favourite steel ammo. The greys are staying out of reach high in
Yankee squirrels vs Ukrainian airgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUbMh8mwSc James Marchington reviews a Ukrainian pre-charged pneumatic bullpup air rifle, the Zbroia Sapsan. Once it’s pumped up and zeroed, it’s off to a local
Des and Keith’s luxury squirrel shoot
Des and Keith have their squirrel shooting sorted: a squirrel hide with a door knocker AND a welcome mat. No welcome for the squirrels, though.
Bird Table of Doom: air pistols
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5HHl0SVS0 As the field and garden songbirds get underway with breeding, Charlie is defending his bird table from one of their major predators: the grey
Soggy squirrel shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDCCOxLxhc Geoff Garrod has his work cut out finding squirrels to shoot on the land he gamekeepers. He knows they are there but, sensibly, they
Hunting for the pot with catapults and bare hands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjBJ-_9xmlI When Wayne Martin has a catapult in his hands, no small pest or game is safe. He joins Paul Childerley for a mooch around
