drey poking
English
Noun
drey poking (uncountable)
- The forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.
- 2006, Steve Caple, Rural Pest Control (page 71)
- Apart from the shooting that ensues from drey poking, it can be productive to walk through woodland in the winter and spring months with a shotgun or better still an air rifle, and remove the foraging squirrels.
- 2006, Steve Caple, Rural Pest Control (page 71)