good night lamping with lamperman

[dave1372 83]

Typical rifle lad - i saw it so i shot it, but hey i got a good photo with it, so that makes it ok yer?

 

 

.....nobody took your bait ....maybe works on the dog or general forum but not this one

Edited January 31, 2011 by dave1372

[terrierjohn 49]

not everybody on this site is quick enough at sticking to the law but they certainly are quick enough at pointing out when someone else has pushed the boundry

 

maybe not everybody knows that poley's are protected and i for one didnt and i've been hunting for 15/16 years

 

and if they are so protected why are folk allowed to keep them without liscence?

 

badgers are under the same protection but your not allowed them as pets

 

a poley is just another threat if you ask me and just as much a threat as any mink but you dont hear folk on the site condoneing folk for killing them on sight

 

it was killed because it was a threat not just because it was there

 

so personally i dont see what the big deal is

[RicW 67]

Terrierjohn - like I said, no big deal in my book. It's just that we do have "guests" checking up on what's posted so be a wee bit careful.

 

Ric

[terrierjohn 49]

Terrierjohn - like I said, no big deal in my book. It's just that we do have "guests" checking up on what's posted so be a wee bit careful.

 

Ric

thats true but how can anybody be sure of the percentages of guests actually being anti's

 

i have browsed through some other forums as a guest and i'm certainly no anti

 

and of the guests who are against us how many of them will know that poley's are protected?

as i say i never knew that they were protected but anyway i'm one of these blokes who dont give a monkeys about anti's or what they think but i do see the points of not feeding them but maybe if we feed them enough they will choke hahaha

[lamperman 12]

ok it was lost by some one out for a few rabbits there do s that put the job [bANNED TEXT]

 

happy now

[danebrewer10 6]

not everybody on this site is quick enough at sticking to the law but they certainly are quick enough at pointing out when someone else has pushed the boundry

 

maybe not everybody knows that poley's are protected and i for one didnt and i've been hunting for 15/16 years

 

and if they are so protected why are folk allowed to keep them without liscence?

 

badgers are under the same protection but your not allowed them as pets

 

a poley is just another threat if you ask me and just as much a threat as any mink but you dont hear folk on the site condoneing folk for killing them on sight

 

it was killed because it was a threat not just because it was there

 

so personally i dont see what the big deal is

 

AFAIK, polecats are not offered the same protection as Bagders, although both are afforded by section 9 of the Wildlife and COuntryside act (WCA) 1981, being listed under schedule 5, Badgers are also further protected under the Badger act 1992. Chaffinches are also protected by the WCA, but I am not aware that they can not be kept as pets (captive bred would be my guess) I think lisencing only comes in once you have a potentially dangerous animmal, such as a boar, wolf or raptor or owl, then you have to be lisenced to keep the animal in question.

 

(BSc Wildlife Management Student)

 

as for it not being a big deal, it is illegal, to take, kill yada yada yada you know the rest.... a crime is a crime surely? as they say, ignorance of the law is no defence.....

Edited January 31, 2011 by danebrewer10

[terrierjohn 49]

not everybody on this site is quick enough at sticking to the law but they certainly are quick enough at pointing out when someone else has pushed the boundry

 

maybe not everybody knows that poley's are protected and i for one didnt and i've been hunting for 15/16 years

 

and if they are so protected why are folk allowed to keep them without liscence?

 

badgers are under the same protection but your not allowed them as pets

 

a poley is just another threat if you ask me and just as much a threat as any mink but you dont hear folk on the site condoneing folk for killing them on sight

 

it was killed because it was a threat not just because it was there

 

so personally i dont see what the big deal is

 

AFAIK, polecats are not offered the same protection as Bagders, although both are afforded by section 9 of the Wildlife and COuntryside act (WCA) 1981, being listed under schedule 5, Badgers are also further protected under the Badger act 1992. Chaffinches are also protected by the WCA, but I am not aware that they can not be kept as pets (captive bred would be my guess) I think lisencing only comes in once you have a potentially dangerous animmal, such as a boar, wolf or raptor or owl, then you have to be lisenced to keep the animal in question.

 

(BSc Wildlife Management Student)

cheers for that wee bit of info

 

i knew all about the badger act etc i work terriers so i made sure i knew all about them

 

i knew about the chaffies and other finches etc but wasnt aware of any such protection law for polecats

 

cheers for enlightening me though its always good to know where we stand on these matters

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DUCKWING

[dadioles 68]

This business of knowing what we can and cannot shoot is another example of "the powers that be" failing to make things easier for us. So much is "grey" or untested in law.

 

You would think that there would be a simple and comprehensive guide issued free with every license, worded the same for everyone irrespective of which police authority they live in. Common wording for licenses and common standards across UK, no, the various police forces enjoy their discretionary powers too much.

 

It does take quite a bit of searching around to dig out information. Bottom line is that if you don't absolutely know that it is ok to shoot something then you don't shoot it, but I do have some sympathy with the guys who shot the polecat.

 

Please don't take this the wrong way but a lot of people are illiterate and poorly educated for whatever reason, that's life. They will still be firearms and shotgun certificate holders and brilliant at fieldcraft, we all have different skills thank goodness. It is asking a lot to expect everyone to wade through all the legal bollocks that gets put out. Not everyone has access to the internet and can spend ages trying to fathom things out and not every firearms officer is helpful or accurate in the information they give out.

 

Oh, and as far as the anti's are concerned. It only takes one single person to pick up on a problem and they can, single handed, generate an awful lot of negative publicity for us.

 

Happy shooting.... Les