canada geese

[jclay91 12]

i know that canada geese are on the general license and have no closed season but does this mean i can shoot them on a sunday??

there is alot making a mess of some grassland and wheat i shoot over, we have tried everyway of scaring them off (walking them off daily, shooting over them and bangers, also them coloured balls that spin on short stakes and flash sun reflection) nothing has worked so shooting is now on the cards.

 

can i go down today and have ago?

 

p.s i apologise if i have posted this in the wrong section!?

[RicW 67]

Can'r be sure but I think it is indeed illegal on a Sunday. Try posting in Rimfire Centredire and Shotgun.

 

Ric

[SportingShooter 0]

 

Not sure how this one pans out. When they are in season, they can be shot on a Sunday in Certain Counties of England and Wales anyway, but when they are just on the General License as a pest, I can't see a Sunday being out of bounds, just the same as it isn't for other pest species.

 

Don't forget that although they are classed as pests, they are a Wildfowl species and still need to be shot with non-toxic shot regardless of the time of year, which unfortunately means no Lead in your bang stick

 

I'll see what I can dig up.

[SportingShooter 0]

I can't see anything by proof reading over the relevant licenses, i.e. "To protect flora and fauna"

 

Have a look here

[jclay91 12]

i have ploenty of bismuth cartridges which i use when wildfowling on the foreshore in scotland so no problems there!

thanks for the help

[stevienicknacks 2]

I shoot them all year round on any day of the week, have never heard that they can't be shot on a Sunday. On the general licence I imagine they are the same as any other pest.

[Rolfe 2]

 

Not sure how this one pans out. When they are in season, they can be shot on a Sunday in Certain Counties of England and Wales anyway, but when they are just on the General License as a pest, I can't see a Sunday being out of bounds, just the same as it isn't for other pest species.

 

Don't forget that although they are classed as pests, they are a Wildfowl species and still need to be shot with non-toxic shot regardless of the time of year, which unfortunately means no Lead in your bang stick

 

I'll see what I can dig up it.

 

Just a bit of info here........as i had the same discussion with my FAO and indeed DEFRA about the toxic shot issue. The rule only applies to SHOT and NOT Bullets as i understand it, so if you are using shotgun cartridges then they indeed need to me non-toxic.......but you can use a .22 rimfire for instance.

Another point........In my county.......i had to have canada geese included in the wording on my FAC as a named species i could legally shoot as part of my open licence, so may be worth checking that point as well.

 

Regards

 

Rolfe.

[Deker 3,478]

This looks familier, so is the reply...

 

If you intend to shoot them as Wildfowl you will need to comply with the relevant legislation.

 

If you intend to invoke and comply with the General Licence provisions in England, you can deal with them whenever you like, including Sundays.

 

 

The General Licence needs to be checked for EACH part of the UK, there are differences!

[SportingShooter 0]

This looks familier, so is the reply...

 

If you intend to shoot them as Wildfowl you will need to comply with the relevant legislation.

 

If you intend to invoke and comply with the General Licence provisions in England, you can deal with them whenever you like, including Sundays.

 

 

The General Licence needs to be checked for EACH part of the UK, there are differences!

 

Indeed.

 

I can't shoot them here, though the occasions where I've seen them and they have been shootable are practically nil.

[coldweld 65]

Depends on the county bylaws . Some allow wildfowl on sundays some don't.

[clint 45]

You can down load licence & print from BASC site, for crop protection fron canada geese.

 

http://www.basc.org.uk/en/codes-of-practice/sporting-agents-and-guides-offering-inland-goose-shooting-code-of-practice.cfm

Edited April 5, 2010 by clint

[clint 45]

here is man view from this site - http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/sections/articles/shooting/geese-shooting.html

[RicW 67]

I've been looking at this from a rather different viewpoint, arguing with antis on one of their own websites. If you are shooting them (geese, not antis) under general licence there are no restrictions on time, and you can use lead shot in a S/G. If you are shooting them under a Game Licence you have restrictions on times and you must use non-toxic shot. DON'T arsk me to make sense of it. The law is an ass.

 

Ric

 

Edited to add that Canada geese are on general licence because they are a major threat to native marsh waders such as lapwings, nor because of crop damage.

Edited April 6, 2010 by RicW