Save a songbird: shoot a squirrel

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.  

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