drey poking

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Noun

drey poking (uncountable)

  1. 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.