Des and Keith's luxury airgun 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. The greys are drawn to a seed and peanut feeder in front of the hide, and Des and Keith’s high-tech airguns do the rest of the work, making this piece of Oxfordshire woodland that much safer for songbirds and for growing trees.
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Why shoot grey squirrels?
Grey squirrels are invasive pests, not native to the UK. They impact on our native wildlife, raiding nests to prey on eggs and fledglings, and they are responsible for the decline in native red squirrel numbers, likely because they carry but are immune to the parapox virus, which is fatal to red squirrels . The Wildlife Trusts estimate there are only around 140,000 native red squirrels left in the UK, compared to 2.5 million grey squirrels.
Grey squirrels cause damage to trees such as beech, oak, sycamore and chestnut. They strip bark at the base of trees which causes them to weaken and eventually to die. The UK Forestry Commission estimates grey squirrels cause £6-10 million damage to British forestry per year.
Grey squirrels have been known to damage houses and buildings by chewing on woodwork, insulation and electrical wires. They can also contaminate cold water tanks with urine and droppings. It has been illegal to keep grey squirrels (without a licence) since 1937, and it is illegal to release them into the wild.
Grey squirrels’ predators include stoats, goshawks and foxes, leaving gamekeepers, foresters and airgunners to do the main job of eradicating them. A coalition of airgunners across Anglesey successfully removed grey squirrels from the island. Other groups in Cumbria and Cornwall aim to do the same, with support from the government and private enterprise.
We’re proud to promote enjoyment of fieldsports and the countryside. There are three guiding principles to everything we do on Fieldsports Channel:
▶ Shoot responsibly
▶ Respect the quarry
▶ Ensure a humane, clean and quick kill

[@regsparkes6507]

Yes, David and his mates do make some interesting and informative video sessions on his channel here on YT.
Thanks for this one Charlie.

[@TheLoxworthInvestigation]

Keith does have beef with the squirrels after they stole his lunch

[@sherbs58]

Almost wished we had squirrels in Aust.

[@ddoherty5956]

You not got enough invasive pests? 🤣👍

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

You having roasted Squirrel

[@nickduncan1641]

How would someone go about going on a squirrel hunt in the UK as a foreigner? I have tried looking online for paid hunts, but have only seen stag and bird hunts.

[@fieldsportstv]

Thanks for this. I think best way is to contact an estate that offers bird shooting days and ask if they will have you along. / Charlie

[@nickduncan1641]

@@fieldsportstv Thanks!

[@donniepowell7146]

Y’all need to come to Arkansas and learn how to squirrel hunt.

[@ddoherty5956]

Keep up the good work, they kill trees as well as the birds.

[@ddoherty5956]

@@grahampeters Ah, I see the Peterfiles are still operating in this area🤣🤣🤣 how are you Pete I figured you had been on remand or something? 🤣

[@ddoherty5956]

@@grahampeters you should have a trot through some of the eastern European Forrest's Pete and see the damage the Permed rats do to the pine trees. If your interested Katyn might be a good place for you to start🤭

[@ddoherty5956]

@@grahampetershave they allocated migrants to Louth now? I've got a good mate in Louth...asides you🤣 His dad had a thing about moles; most puzzling thing I'd ever seen, a 70 year old Yorkshire man stood on a step ladder pointing a beautiful damascene shotgun at the ground from 5' up waiting for the mole hill to twitch 🤣🤣🤣.

[@ddoherty5956]

@@grahampeters Oh please tell me your not in the RAF, I know they have stopped recruiting straight white guys but...🤣 Coningsby is not in Louth they are both part of East Lindsey.

[@ddoherty5956]

@@grahampeters that's because they ripped all the trees out in the 1970s they are starting to come back though and between them and the Corvids and the crop sprays the songbirds are screwed

[@MrChang03]

So you guys have no limits or hunting regulations for hunting squirrels?

[@fieldsportstv]

That's right. They're a major pest here. Open all year. / Charlie

[@MrChang03]

@@fieldsportstv nice