Cedric 132 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Having been in the military and then lived abroad for a few years I've rather lost track of some of the UK regulations. Have "game licences" gone the way of the Dodo? We used to have to purchase a seperate licence for pheasants, hare etc. many years ago. 1 Quote Link to post
donnyc 1,203 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 no need now Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I do believe its classed as the general licence and is all mental knowledge based. Quote Link to post
danw 1,748 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 On 24/12/2014 at 06:09, celticrusader said: I do believe its classed as the general licence and is all mental knowledge based. Not at all The game licence used to cost £6 or £4 if you where a keeper It was dropped in 2007 still have my last one somewhere Quote Link to post
SportingShooter 0 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Used to look like this, one I found on Google. Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) Sorry let me clear that up, your right Danw..the general licence is all I'm aware of at this moment and the game licence is indeed gone now. Post office used to do them if I remember right. Edited December 24, 2014 by celticrusader Quote Link to post
danw 1,748 Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 On 24/12/2014 at 14:52, celticrusader said: Sorry let me clear that up, your right Danw..the general licence is all I'm aware of at this moment and the game licence is indeed gone now. Post office used to do them if I remember right. Why mention the general licence it has no relevance to game birds at all? Quote Link to post
Cedric 132 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thanks for the info. My query was because if a hare popped up I could dot it without having to look over my shoulder ! Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Because danw it is the only one we go by as you've stated the game licence is gone and maybe Cedric or anyone else was unaware of even this. 1 Quote Link to post
danw 1,748 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 On 25/12/2014 at 06:07, celticrusader said: Because danw it is the only one we go by as you've stated the game licence is gone and maybe Cedric or anyone else was unaware of even this. You still miss the point what has the general licence to do with game shooting his question was quite simple Do I need a licence to shoot pheasant or hare the answer is no you do not and since neither hare nor game birds are covered by the General licence its mention is purely irrelevant Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Well I don't miss the point as you've stated that they were both two separate licences and one is no longer required. I mentioned it firstly because I was under the impression that it covered game shooting..I can understand that I was wrong but why make a meal about it danw? 1 Quote Link to post
danw 1,748 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 On 26/12/2014 at 16:15, celticrusader said: Well I don't miss the point as you've stated that they were both two separate licences and one is no longer required. I mentioned it firstly because I was under the impression that it covered game shooting..I can understand that I was wrong but why make a meal about it danw? I pointed it out simply because as seems to oft be the case people who shoot have very little idea of the legislation covering their sport Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Well I knew that the game licence is no more and as I never had one or shot game i had no reason to have one,what year or date it ceased I had no idea and thought that it was either covered under the general licence or had gone the same way, we are all here to share info and help i am also under no illusion that I know everything and have no problem be corrected if iam wrong. Quote Link to post
danw 1,748 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 On 26/12/2014 at 17:40, celticrusader said: Well I knew that the game licence is no more and as I never had one or shot game i had no reason to have one,what year or date it ceased I had no idea and thought that it was either covered under the general licence or had gone the same way, we are all here to share info and help i am also under no illusion that I know everything and have no problem be corrected if iam wrong. Does it not though imply that you have limited knowledge of the general licence? I do not profess to know everything BUT I take keeping appraised of the very legislation that allows us shoot very seriously as should all who partake in our sport. Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Well I will admit that it has been awhile since I have read upon the intricate details of the licencing but my original post was a passing comment that was free to correction but I was also unaware of the badgering I would receive for this. There is a lot of information to take on board within our sport and I guess I'm a little guilty of not reading up on every tiny little detail and memorising it all. Quote Link to post
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