SEAN3513 7 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 fair comment FBC shot placement over anything every time. cheers sean Quote Link to post
Giro 2,648 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 SEAN3513 said: legal or not, an air gun is not the correct tool for the job.....imo a poorly placed shot can end in injury and if the duck takes flight.......what then.????? come on fellas a bit of respect for the quarry / game, and each other for that.........petty arguments that get nobody nowhere, meet up somewhere and have a pissing competition if its that important. all the best sean how many game birds get pricked with a shot gun??? Any choosen quarry can take a poorly placed shot with any form of firearm Fac shoty or air riffle... shooting ducks on a river or pond aiming for the crop or head is a reasonable shot.. Dont for get the landing net lads or a trusty hound for picking up... Quote Link to post
SEAN3513 7 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 agreed mate thats why the shot should never be taken unless you are 100% . landing net......... good plan !!! cheers sean Quote Link to post
adeyhawk1970 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 An air rifle at sensible ranges will kill a duck or a goose with a headshot,i know that for a fact Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) it says somewhere on basc that all birds even like crows have to be classed as a pest first and if questioned by police you have to state that you have tried other means of pest control such as scarecrows and that shooting them is the last resort..... so yes ducks would have to be classed as pests.... Edited March 22, 2009 by jazz_11 Quote Link to post
Shooter08 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 adeyhawk1970 said: An air rifle at sensible ranges will kill a duck or a goose with a headshot,i know that for a fact Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 fishing rod with floating lure with lots of hooks on it should do the trick. Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 yes that what i mean pocus! cheaper than a lab or a spaniel! Quote Link to post
Sterry 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Personally i wouldnt shoot a duck or a goose with a air rifle, use a shotgun its more fun and less chance of injuring it, im not dening the capability of an air rifle just the human error. and as for retrieving it from water, what if its pricked and swimming around, a dog will quickly bring it back for dispatch where as a lure on fishing line will not be humane in my opnion, pay a bit more respect to your quarry lads. Quote Link to post
gazguildford 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 personally id not shoot it in the water retrieving while injured would be tricky and seen as i dont have a dog its not worth the hassle or worth the duck suffering but then again duck is a quarry that i dont really take pleasure in shooting and will only do so on request even if i have permission to shoot what i like. saying that i have no problem with people shooting them with an air rifle at all everyone to their own and im sure somewhere out there there will be people that dont like shooting my chosen quarry. atb gaz Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 aaronpigeonplucker said: apart from the season what other laws are there on hunting wildfowl with airguns?aaron you cant take water fowl with any gun fireing a single projectile and it would be going agenst the lead ban too Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 perthshire keeper said: aaronpigeonplucker said: apart from the season what other laws are there on hunting wildfowl with airguns?aaron you cant take water fowl with any gun fireing a single projectile and it would be going agenst the lead ban too did you just make that up lead shot is only banned for shotgun use as you can still take them with a rifle Quote Link to post
adeyhawk1970 0 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Im ok then as i use dynamic lead free pellets and feed the ducks and geese to my harris hawk when hes moulting. Quote Link to post
Guest Catcher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 maltenby said: Catcher said: aaronpigeonplucker said: anyway if ou go on the main site of THL then there are a few articles on duck hunting with airguns in he shooting section, so to all those who said its ilegal your wrong! Hello ma man i was hoping i had here the last of this.To take any wildfowel with an air gun in the Uk .YOU Must appley for a license to say they are a pest on you land.It,s the sane as a Badger or fox only you will have to shoot then with abullet or shootgun.The only Quarry you can take legaly with air rilfel on an groud without it been delared a pest is a brown rat.grey squirrel,rabbit, crow or rook,magpie,jay,wodpidgeon,collared dove feral pidgeon,house mouse,mink.Anything easl you or the land owner has to have a permit to kill it with an air rilfle.atb catcher. I think you are getting confused with the recommended airgun quarry list. Whilst it gives you a list of quarry, it doesn't say that it's illegal to kill other game with an air rifle. It might be seen as unsporting in some quarters, but it's deffo not illegal, ie. no law against it. You can read all the recommended lists you wish to, be it from defra, BASC, whatever, but a recommended quarry list is not a law. There's tons of pages on this stuff in this section, it's been done to death. Check the back pages of this section. Maybe your right mate .I read a book a few year ago called (Fair Game)It stated quite clearly that it was unllawful to shoot wildfowel with a air rilfle.Without applying for a license to declare them a pest.atb .catcher.Then again all book,s arent right Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 jazz_11 said: it says somewhere on basc that all birds even like crows have to be classed as a pest first and if questioned by police you have to state that you have tried other means of pest control such as scarecrows and that shooting them is the last resort..... so yes ducks would have to be classed as pests.... No mate, that refers to birds that are on the vermin list, not birds classed as game/wildfowl. What do you think they do on driven shoots, breed thousands of pheasants, then class them as vermin? If you don't know the laws about what your supposed to be shooting, don't shoot it. Quote Link to post
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