peter the eater

Thanks for the incredibly useful info on the legality of the ownership & use of air rifles in France. I along with my wife have lived in the Limousin for nearly 9 years in an old mill set in 17 acres of land of which 6 acres are a lake. We have not surprisingly always had a problem with ragondin (coypu) which until recently I was able to control with the use of a loaned (illegally) .22 hunting rifle from a French friend. Unfortunately I have had to return the gun as his son has a cormorant problem on his lake - yes the black plague is as big a problem for fishery owners in France as in the