drey poking

English

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.