canada geese

[camokid 125]

hi all are canda geese under the sep1 till jan31 law or are they all year round game to ba taken whenever??????????????

[HUnter_zero 58]

hi all are canda geese under the sep1 till jan31 law or are they all year round game to ba taken whenever??????????????

 

 

IIRC Canada geese are on the general license in England, so you may take them when ever.

 

John

[camokid 125]

thanks mate but just went on basc and rang local gun shop and they both say 1 sep to 31 jan ????????

[HUnter_zero 58]

thanks mate but just went on basc and rang local gun shop and they both say 1 sep to 31 jan ????????

 

 

Have a look on Natural England ( http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/r...allicences.aspx

 

Look at the License to take certain birds to prevent serious damage or disease and you'll find that you may shoot the Greater Canada goose at anytime.

You can download the actual license.

 

Unless there has been another revision of the Wildlife and countryside act, the birds were put on the general license a few years back.

 

John

Edited August 24, 2009 by HUnter_zero

[Mr_Logic 5]

Yep, Canada geese are on general license, basically vermin, so blat the little shits whenever

[camokid 125]

very interesting dont really no what to do . the problem is on a private pool the farmer wants them gone for reasons there is 2 many and he cant play with his kids in his gardens cuz of the amount of shit everywhere.. it is a mess. so how do you get this general licence??????

[Mr_Logic 5]

It's the general license, you need do nothing. You should, however, verify that you have satisfied all non lethal means of dealing with the problem first. HZ's link should provide info on how to make sure you have complied.

[SportingShooter 0]

One thing to reiterate, is that regardless of the season, you have to shoot Canada Geese with non-toxic shot be that over land or water in England.

[the Verminator 0]

i shot 2 canada geese last week on stubles and am loving them bening on the general licence, specialy as the farms drag up the stubles early. have fun on them!

[RicW 67]

hi all are canda geese under the sep1 till jan31 law or are they all year round game to ba taken whenever??????????????

 

Linked question. In the ordinary way you need a Natural England Wildlife permit to shoot game birds with a shotgun having a magazine capacity of more than 2 rounds. You can, however, get an FAC conditioned to allow the purchase, and use for control of corvids and pigeons, of a long magazine shotgun.

Can you use such a shotgun to shoot geese? Well, I know you can but may you?

Ric

[bobndog 0]

GENERAL LICENCES TO CONTROL CANADA GEESE

 

The Canada goose was first added to three general licences in England by DEFRA on 1st March 2005 as provided for by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. As of 1st January 2008 Natural England is responsible for the issuing of these licences for the following purposes only;

 

to prevent serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.

to preserve public health or public safety.

air safety.

 

It is important to remember that these licences have clearly-defined terms and conditions. Anybody carrying out control of Canada geese under them may need to prove, if questioned by authorities, that they are fully in compliance with the terms and conditions. If they cannot do so they may be liable to prosecution.

 

Copies of the general licences can be found at

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/conservat...genlicences.htm

 

It is recommended that before undertaking control of the geese, you familiarize yourself fully with the detail of these licences. Note you do not have to carry copies of the licences.

 

Taken fron the BASC site, the full story; http://www.basc.org.uk/en/utilities/docume...0B1EC042B033707

[camokid 125]

hi all can any 12g gun fire the non toxic shot i have a 12g but its a little old?????????????

[camokid 125]

any help going sat and need to find out??

[HUnter_zero 58]

any help going sat and need to find out??

 

 

No! Now I'm no expert on this subject but I did look in to it awhile back due to being offered 200 acres of prime goose air field.

AFAIK older guns can not handle steel shot, you need chromed barrels or barrels designed for steel shot, which most modern shotguns are. My old Spanish SBS most certainly is not. If you have an older gun, your going to need Bismuth or Tungsten matrix shot, which to say the very least is not cheap. In fact I fell about on the floor when the RFD said £35 per 10!!

 

John

Edited August 27, 2009 by HUnter_zero

[camokid 125]

just found out about the bismuth £20 per box but when you think of how much you pay for a free range goose over £20 it aint to bad just make each shot count.....cant wate gonna have a good weekend......thanks for all the replys lads on form as allways....