TRYING STALKING WITHOUT A LICENSE....

[ROB.BOB 21]

hello, first of i had NO intention of shooting it! mearly observing and attempting to follow it

 

after petroling the usual rabbit rounds with the air rifle, i spotted a roe buck across the field (big field), so i watched it, it ended up around 20 yards away from me without any bother... as it moved on i desided to try to follow it, after climbing two fences in the proces of covering the open ground it spotted me a trotted away...

 

i was pretty damm pleased with myself....

 

then it got me thinking, do i need a deer management certificate & a fireamrs license to go with some one who did ie. paid to be gided and shoot one? as there is a big forset near me which is having a cull later in the year...

 

so basicly what im asking is can i go along with some one who is experienced and shoot withount any form of licensing just to see if i would like to pursew deer stalking?

 

cheers, rob...

Edited May 22, 2009 by ROB.BOB

[ROB.BOB 21]

in essance - yes,

 

but not with an air rifle!

 

you can go out stalking with whoever as long as they meet the requirments....

 

e.g. hold a fac for caliber for deer (e.g .308)

have the land owners permision to shoot with that caliber and to shoot deer

 

thats about it realy (i think), im sure someone will add to this

 

hope it helps

 

all the best

 

 

i never intended or meant an air rifle!

 

although you probly could with one of the crazy big bore air rifles?

[ROB.BOB 21]

and the other thing is would i be allowed to shoot? or just tag along

[flytie 1]

and the other thing is would i be allowed to shoot? or just tag along

Rob, How long is a piece of string? If you were invited with someone who owns the sporting rights, and if you meet the age requirement? They could, using the estate rifle caveat in the law, allow you to use their rifle as long as you were being supervised by that person. You can book stalking on many estates and use the "estate rifle", this allows people like you to try before you buy.

 

ft

[speedystu 0]

in essance - yes,

 

but not with an air rifle!

 

you can go out stalking with whoever as long as they meet the requirments....

 

e.g. hold a fac for caliber for deer (e.g .308)

have the land owners permision to shoot with that caliber and to shoot deer

 

thats about it realy (i think), im sure someone will add to this

 

hope it helps

 

all the best

243 is the starting caliber. Not that i am being pedantic

[flytie 1]

in essance - yes,

 

but not with an air rifle!

 

you can go out stalking with whoever as long as they meet the requirments....

 

e.g. hold a fac for caliber for deer (e.g .308)

have the land owners permision to shoot with that caliber and to shoot deer

 

thats about it realy (i think), im sure someone will add to this

 

hope it helps

 

all the best

243 is the starting caliber. Not that i am being pedantic

SS, that's not pedantic. .240 or above would have been pedantic!

 

ft

[ROB.BOB 21]

and the other thing is would i be allowed to shoot? or just tag along

Rob, How long is a piece of string? If you were invited with someone who owns the sporting rights, and if you meet the age requirement? They could, using the estate rifle caveat in the law, allow you to use their rifle as long as you were being supervised by that person. You can book stalking on many estates and use the "estate rifle", this allows people like you to try before you buy.

 

ft

 

 

thanks for the help

[chester 147]

222 for roe stalking in Scotland .