Shooting Birds Of A Night?

[Ellis Blain 29]

Is this possible? I've recently ordered a lamp for my scope to shoot rabbits of a night and was just wondering if any of you lads see birds out of a night??

 

May seem a daft question but I'm just curious?

 

Atb

[bullmastiff 615]

I believe it's illegal to shoot birds by Lamp light. Even the pest species.

[moxy 617]

Only ferral pigeons may be shot with the use of an illuminating device.

 

Everything else is off the cards. Illegal.

 

Please refer to the general licences which are updated and pinned within this forum.

 

However. On a good moonlit night, roost shooting by silhouetting can be done. Without the use of a lamp.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

Only ferral pigeons may be shot with the use of an illuminating device.

 

Everything else is off the cards. Illegal.

 

Please refer to the general licences which are updated and pinned within this forum.

 

However. On a good moonlit night, roost shooting by silhouetting can be done. Without the use of a lamp.

This is what I do, and it works a treat

 

. if you know where the birds like to sit it helps, dress dark and walk lightly and slowly.

don't illuminate the reticule on your scope too high or you wont see frig all through the scope, but if your just using a non illuminated reticule you need to know your aiming at the right spot!

make sure you know your aim points for different ELEVATED ranges. this is important to not be injuring birds, especially at night!

you can get right under them if your quiet enough lol but your back and neck wont thank you the next day if you take too many of these shots lol

oh and make sure you can identify the silhouette of the bird before you take a shot.

 

crows look like a kind of upright rectangle and woodys look more like a football LOL

 

make sure you have a torch handy as it can be a nightmare finding a dead crow in some bushes at night lol

 

hope this helps mate

 

 

[as88 146]

if it was legal it would be a waste of time lamping birds anyhow, decent moonlight and a bit of wind are the best nights to roost shoot iv found

[Ellis Blain 29]

I didnt know that this was illegal. I didnt plan on doing it was just curious as to wether lads actually go out to lanp bitds.

 

Thanks for all replys lads!

Atb

[paulus 26]

birds spook very easily with artificial light moonlight or an illuminated backdrop such as an industrial estate shows silhouettes up nicely

[secretagentmole 1,701]

 

Only ferral pigeons may be shot with the use of an illuminating device.

 

Everything else is off the cards. Illegal.

 

Please refer to the general licences which are updated and pinned within this forum.

 

However. On a good moonlit night, roost shooting by silhouetting can be done. Without the use of a lamp.

This is what I do, and it works a treat

 

. if you know where the birds like to sit it helps, dress dark and walk lightly and slowly.

don't illuminate the reticule on your scope too high or you wont see frig all through the scope, but if your just using a non illuminated reticule you need to know your aiming at the right spot!

make sure you know your aim points for different ELEVATED ranges. this is important to not be injuring birds, especially at night!

you can get right under them if your quiet enough lol but your back and neck wont thank you the next day if you take too many of these shots lol

oh and make sure you can identify the silhouette of the bird before you take a shot.

 

crows look like a kind of upright rectangle and woodys look more like a football LOL

 

make sure you have a torch handy as it can be a nightmare finding a dead crow in some bushes at night lol

 

hope this helps mate

 

 

 

I know, I never did find the first ruddy crow I shot!