Im 15 and i wish to start hunting!

[The Hunting Mouse 1]

Hello everyone i am new to this forum and i am also 15, i have been beating for a small pheasant shoot for 3 years now and it is brilliant i have learnt alot about the safety of guns and the hazards of being around them. The shoot has also done clay shooting days and decoying days to show us young guns the ropes and now have just applied for my own SGC. So i would highly recommend beating for a local shoot because it is a great experience. Also i was wondering is it legal to shoot and carry a air gun if under the age of 18??

 

thanks mousey

[oneshot 0]

Hello i am 15 and live in devon in england and i want to start hunting

 

i am wanting to hnt for rabbit or pheasant and ive heard that the best gun to start with is a shotgun because its less hassle to get

 

i know i have a neibour or 2 that hunt regulary and i know a couple of farmers that will allow me to hunt on their land

 

What i want to know is what gun/ammo/etc is best? Do i need a hunting/firearm license? If so how to get them? How much it will all cost? (im not looking for anything epensive just something to get me started)

 

So simply i need to know everthing i need to do to start!

 

Thank you

Find a local shoot get to know the gamekeeper offer to help out beeting feeding etc,He will pass the knowledge to you.

[waidmann 105]

Rhys...your more than keen i think a lot of people can see this, fair play to you i hope you get the support you want from parents etc.

 

i started out with a air arms s310 air gun...it was awesome i wish i still owned it! i could shoot rabbits out to 40 yards no problem with it, it was quiet and didn't spook the other rabbits...you could shot 5 or 6 before they all bolted for cover in broad day light.

 

if you get granted a license for a shot gun, you will probably have a much smaller kill ratio! going out with a shotgun for someone your age with out supervision just isn't going to happen...i wouldn't have thought, although im not sure on the actual laws.

 

but you will probably have a better luck shooting stuff with an air rifle and not get in any trouble if you are sensible!

 

so what you need to do is:

 

 

 

decide if you want a shot gun, or go for an air rifle then, ring middlemoor police fire arms unit 01392 452880 they will tell you if you can own a shotgun and when, where and how you can use it.

 

if you can get a license and decide to go for shot gun then look on www.guntrader.co.uk

 

As for ammo go to your local mole valley or if you are near exeter then go to sportsman gun centre as they stock loads of guns and ammo you'll love it there! .....for rabbits, pigeon etc a number 6 shot is fine.

 

 

If you can get a shot gun licence you should only need £150 to get you going for a basic side by side or over and under.

 

as for air rifle, i love air arms, and i always used air arms ammo in all of my air guns.

 

My advice is mate.....if you go for an air gun it will set you up for owning a live round rifle in the future, you will kill loads of rabbits, squirrels and whatever else, they are cheap to run and no license required.....you could sling it over your shoulder and cycle to whatever ground you had permission if you wanted!

 

if you want any other info just message me or get your dad to ring me 07772 112103

 

 

brilliant advice

Edited April 9, 2010 by waidmann

[gold lark 0]

you dont need a gun to shoot i shot for 3 years with out a gun. get in to local gun clubs, and go and get involved in some clay shooting aswell. u must no some one who shoots so get out and watch them and get advice off them. some one will give you a go! i started with an air rifle, and lernt some field craft and safety! the more you shoot the more hunters you will meet and so on.

[blackstairs boy 0]

I started the same as you knowing nothing and with a father that did not hunt or fish. What you need to do if you are keen like i was is to approach people who shoot and ask to help if you are sensible polite and eager they will be more than happy to help you. I am not bragging but with that approach i now have free fishing on top salmon rivers shooting on lots of land and a whole pile of friends. when you have learned a bit then go and buy a gun or a dog. You need a bit of experience before buying a gun.

all the best

boy

[Jebus 3]

Here's some basic laws which any individual who owns a shotgun certificate should know:

 

You have to have a shotgun certificate to be in possession of a shotgun whilst not under supervision by a person at the age of 21 or over who has a valid shotgun certificate and who owns the land.

 

You have to have written permission to shoot on land (unless you own it.)

 

At the age of 15 or above you can walk to your permission with a shotgun in a gun slip and cartridges in your pocket and you can shoot on written permission (aslong as you own a shotgun certificate.)

 

At the age of 15-16 you can not go and purchase a shotgun or ammunition, you have to be given it by a certificate holder at the age of 17 or above.

 

Laws all airgun owners should know:

 

For an air gun you have to be 18 or older to be in possesion of an air rifle or pellets in a public place, but you can be transported by a person aged 18+ to written permission and then shoot on that written permission on your own if you are 15+.

 

In reply to a previous individuals statement, it does not take 3-4 months to get written permission for a shotgun!

 

Also, if I was your firearms officer I would not feel comfortable allowing you to be granted a certificate if you have had no previous experience of firearms and if you were only 15 unless you were willing to have some clay lessons. But that is only personal opinions so do not take it to heart.

 

So my advice to you chap, is to get some clay pigeon lessons which will probably be £50 a time, apply for a shotgun certificate after that and buy a cabinet. A two gun shotgun cabinet will set you back about £120 abd the rule bolts to fix it to the wall will cost you abot £15. Then you will have to find somebody to 'give' you a shotgun and cartridges, or simply use someone elses untill you're 17 and then buy your own.

[Deker 3,450]

Here's some basic laws which any individual who owns a shotgun certificate should know:

 

You have to have a shotgun certificate to be in possession of a shotgun whilst not under supervision by a person at the age of 21 or over who has a valid shotgun certificate and who owns the land.

 

You have to have written permission to shoot on land (unless you own it.)

 

At the age of 15 or above you can walk to your permission with a shotgun in a gun slip and cartridges in your pocket and you can shoot on written permission (aslong as you own a shotgun certificate.)

 

At the age of 15-16 you can not go and purchase a shotgun or ammunition, you have to be given it by a certificate holder at the age of 17 or above.

 

Laws all airgun owners should know:

 

For an air gun you have to be 18 or older to be in possesion of an air rifle or pellets in a public place, but you can be transported by a person aged 18+ to written permission and then shoot on that written permission on your own if you are 15+.

 

In reply to a previous individuals statement, it does not take 3-4 months to get written permission for a shotgun!

 

Also, if I was your firearms officer I would not feel comfortable allowing you to be granted a certificate if you have had no previous experience of firearms and if you were only 15 unless you were willing to have some clay lessons. But that is only personal opinions so do not take it to heart.

 

So my advice to you chap, is to get some clay pigeon lessons which will probably be £50 a time, apply for a shotgun certificate after that and buy a cabinet. A two gun shotgun cabinet will set you back about £120 abd the rule bolts to fix it to the wall will cost you abot £15. Then you will have to find somebody to 'give' you a shotgun and cartridges, or simply use someone elses untill you're 17 and then buy your own.

 

 

Where did you get this WRITTEN permission business from???

[Jebus 3]

Here's some basic laws which any individual who owns a shotgun certificate should know:

 

You have to have a shotgun certificate to be in possession of a shotgun whilst not under supervision by a person at the age of 21 or over who has a valid shotgun certificate and who owns the land.

 

You have to have written permission to shoot on land (unless you own it.)

 

At the age of 15 or above you can walk to your permission with a shotgun in a gun slip and cartridges in your pocket and you can shoot on written permission (aslong as you own a shotgun certificate.)

 

At the age of 15-16 you can not go and purchase a shotgun or ammunition, you have to be given it by a certificate holder at the age of 17 or above.

 

Laws all airgun owners should know:

 

For an air gun you have to be 18 or older to be in possesion of an air rifle or pellets in a public place, but you can be transported by a person aged 18+ to written permission and then shoot on that written permission on your own if you are 15+.

 

In reply to a previous individuals statement, it does not take 3-4 months to get written permission for a shotgun!

 

Also, if I was your firearms officer I would not feel comfortable allowing you to be granted a certificate if you have had no previous experience of firearms and if you were only 15 unless you were willing to have some clay lessons. But that is only personal opinions so do not take it to heart.

 

So my advice to you chap, is to get some clay pigeon lessons which will probably be £50 a time, apply for a shotgun certificate after that and buy a cabinet. A two gun shotgun cabinet will set you back about £120 abd the rule bolts to fix it to the wall will cost you abot £15. Then you will have to find somebody to 'give' you a shotgun and cartridges, or simply use someone elses untill you're 17 and then buy your own.

 

 

Where did you get this WRITTEN permission business from???

 

I mis-read the post concerning permission. I read it as permission, not permission of the Chief of Police.

Edited May 2, 2010 by Jebus

[FightTheBan 1,147]

I hope there are people out there to take these lads on and show them the ropes.

If they were in my area I wouldnt hesitate.

 

There is so much to learn and only a fraction of it can be learned from a PC.

 

All the best

FTB

[kingnewport 19]

personaly i think there should be a course for this type of thing, the young lad wants to start shooting but doesnt know where to start. I know a chap and he's just got a SC and rings me up and asks me what to buy? this is the same bloke who rang me and said he just shot a fox with his standard airgun. I wasnt to happy, but it goes to show they just chuck these tickets out to anyone , but then they dont have any idea what to do with it. but good luck young man , get to a few local farms and ask to go out with some people first befor you jump in

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Well young man, i hope you get sorted out with a few lads on here to show you the ropes....

 

remember you cannot stop the shot once the trigger is pulled, think were your shooting,

 

And i hope you enjoy it when you get sorted, great young age to start, don't be in a hurry to pick everything up,

 

Good luck

 

 

Snap.

[1888andybhoy 7]

Hi mate,

I was exactly the same as you but i knew of a few people who shot i am now 17 i have been beating for 5 years and have sent away for my shotgun certificate i have had all the experiance sent down from all the shooters on our 2 syndicates. I also help alot with feeding pheasants and Fox and other vermin control. I have been shooting a shotgun and full bore Rifle for 3 years under the owners close supervision. So keep in there mate keep in with the keepers and as long as your keen enough you should get in with them and you could use one of them as your countersigniture on your shotgun application. As long as you havnt been in any trouble with plod you should have no bother getting a shotgun licence. But get Beating and keep in with the keepers in your area.

 

Andrew

[waidmann 105]

personaly i think there should be a course for this type of thing, the young lad wants to start shooting but doesnt know where to start. I know a chap and he's just got a SC and rings me up and asks me what to buy? this is the same bloke who rang me and said he just shot a fox with his standard airgun. I wasnt to happy, but it goes to show they just chuck these tickets out to anyone , but then they dont have any idea what to do with it. but good luck young man , get to a few local farms and ask to go out with some people first befor you jump in

 

 

in hermany you have to do a very extensive course to be allowed to shoot/hunt this involves around 600 euro and evening classes at college for around five months(if i remember correctly ).

the course involves EVERYTHING you can imagine to do with game/vermin,forestry,farmng,ecology,enviroment,biology,european firearms proficiancy test,shooting shotgun,rifle and hanguns to name but a few of the topics covered. this is tested in a written exam and a practical shooting test(rifle and shotgun). when these are passed you go onto a oral exam against a board consisting of forester,farmer,weapons authority,a barrister and the head of the board,each will question you for around ten minutes on ANYTHING (practical weapons handling of drilling,shotgun.pistol,revolver,rifle included)to do with his subject he wishes(if they don't like you they WILL screw you).

at the end of this you leave the room for them to discuss the matter,then you come back in to be given the yay/nay(after passing the lot they can still fail you as they must not give a reason!!!!!).

 

the expense keeps alot away,the fear of failing(reputed to be around 40%) most others,then you are left with those that REALLY want to hunt/shoot. if you then take away a portion of them......................

a good system no doubt(and a highly recognized qualification in other fields/work too).

but would it work here? no i don't think it would,we have the freedom for everyman to hunt on land he has permission over.they(the jarmens) have the right to hunt,but cannot do it themselves unless they are qualified and so must pass the right on to someone who is qualified!!!(yes must!!!!).

 

waidmann