just wondered

[spike25blue 55]

just seen a pic in the shooting gallery section of some ducks with an air rifle in the background...

 

Are you allowed to shoot ducks with an airrifle and if so what license do you need?

 

 

 

atb rob

[shaun sale 0]

no they are not legal quarry with an air rifle mate. if you go on the basc website it will tel you wots legal with an air rifle

[Molie1337 35]

yeah their protected....only by their feathers though....

[ghillies 209]

side isse... your not aloud to shoot lead shot over water. dunno if that applies to airgun pellets though

[hiho 5]

Your not allowed to shoot shotgun lead over water but you are allowed to shoot rifle bullets on water :wacko:

you can shoot ducks with a air rifle if they are in season

[cometa300s 20]

if i was you mate i would stick to what you no is deffo legal then you cant get in trouble.

 

all the best liam

[Netter 0]

Principal quarry for air rifles

 

BIRDS: (covered by the open general licences) crows, rooks, jackdaws, magpies, jays, woodpigeon, collared doves, feral pigeons.

 

MAMMALS: brown rats, grey squirrels, stoats, mink and rabbits

Live quarry shooting

 

Many people shoot live quarry, either on their own land or where they have permission. The species which you can shoot are limited by the law and by the effective power of an air rifle.

 

All birds are protected, and although there are seasons when you can legally shoot game, and some wildfowl, they are not suitable quarry for air rifles. However, as long as you are complying with firearms law, you can shoot certain pest bird species. These are covered by open general licences which, in simple terms, mean you can shoot the birds listed, provided you have the landowner’s permission and provided you are doing it for one of the reasons allowed by the licence.

 

These reasons include:

• to protect crops

• to protect game and wildlife

• to protect public health or safety

 

BASC recommends that anyone wishing to take bird pest species should read BASC’s advice on general licences - click here.

 

You can shoot mammal pests at any time provided you have the landowner’s permission. Air rifles are suitable for: brown rats, grey squirrels, stoats, mink and rabbits.

 

There you go straight off the B.A.S.C website, totally missleading if you ask me, They say a Mink (Which take some killing) is suitable airgun quarry, but a duck or pheasant is not.

[ghillies 209]

Ruddy duck? or summut duck?

[ghillies 209]

feral cats?

[ghillies 209]

and fill in your returns guys..even for rats theres a return form that asks how many and when of what ever...

 

end of the day it depends who stops you to how you will be treated, and which proper authorities... in basis your not to hand your 'arms' over to any one unles theyre FLO or something..fire arm trained offers.. but.. id its a copper do you want the after greif? etc etc..

 

as a dyslexic, after reading the endles bull boy its hard to come to a conclution...as far as i see it it's 'interpreted' by who ever... as such, you may be or maybe not, so ring your local fire arm guy at the station... if the 'manager' starts yes no in the same answer you must get in touch with the guy that does the house calls for the FAC certs..and ask him direct questions.

 

 

end of the day the fabled bumf on not shooting this or that..cats are really all of the previous stated..bloody hard critters, so 'advised not to' shoot with airguns..i'd agree on it..firdst it may well be a home cat..next can you posativly identify it as a ferral..if so from where? for definate....then..is 12fps up to it? doubt it..maims a lot though ..

Edited November 11, 2008 by ghillies

[jazz_11 5]

wa so your not allowed to shoot pest birds when their out of season?

or can you shoot pests like jackdaws and crowns any time of the year

[droid 11]

I wouldn't shoot crowns, mate.

 

The Queen will get awfully shirty.

 

[ghillies 209]

depends what they are and what forms you've filled out.. DEFFRA have a list..or should i say 'make the list'

 

theres a sticky on this sebtion..i think.. got this from some where

 

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/conservat...genlicences.htm

[Grim Reaper 1]

wa so your not allowed to shoot pest birds when their out of season?

or can you shoot pests like jackdaws and crowns any time of the year

 

 

Jazz,

 

Pest species are valid targets all year round (though obviously, only where you have written permission to shoot on private land) and so they don't have a 'closed' season - they are effectively 'open' season all year through.

 

 

Regards,

Grim.

Edited November 15, 2008 by Grim Reaper

[jazz_11 5]

do you know the no game on a sunday rule does wood pidgeon fall into that categorie?