RustyG 0 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I do pest control for a few different farms, one has a real problem with deer, can i legaly shoot them with a shotgun? (i dont have a rifle) ive bin told lots of different things by lots of different people and im a bit confused! Quote Link to post
j316 119 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 contact your local firearms dept Quote Link to post
Lost Generation 93 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Here's your answer: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/54/section/7 It's called the Farmer's Defence, so do you have written permission from teh farmer and are they causing serious damage to crops etc? Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I do pest control for a few different farms, one has a real problem with deer, can i legaly shoot them with a shotgun? (i dont have a rifle) ive bin told lots of different things by lots of different people and im a bit confused! do the job right mate and get someone with a suitable deer conditioned centrefire to help you with the job. i'm sure if you ask on here you'll find someone near to you who will help until you can apply for a rifle of your own atb alan. Quote Link to post
waidmann 105 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I do pest control for a few different farms, one has a real problem with deer, can i legaly shoot them with a shotgun? (i dont have a rifle) ive bin told lots of different things by lots of different people and im a bit confused! do the job right mate and get someone with a suitable deer conditioned centrefire to help you with the job. i'm sure if you ask on here you'll find someone near to you who will help until you can apply for a rifle of your own atb alan. sound advice there bud. waidmannheil! Quote Link to post
speedystu 0 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 +1 that if your ganna do a job for a farmer make it a good one or you might not get a renew of permission!! Quote Link to post
RustyG 0 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Cheers for the help boys! They dont make laws easy do they! My mate has been talkin about gettin a .243 for a while now, so hopefuly he will pull his finger out n sort it! Quote Link to post
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