paulus 26 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hi Craig I can't see the pellet entry point. Can you tell me where you hit it?...........and before anyone shouts, yes I know you can't shoot pheasants on the UK mainland with an air rifle. I just being morbidly curious. Yes you can, I have shot plenty with my air rifles, just as legal as shooting them with a shotgun! when in season Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Hi Craig I can't see the pellet entry point. Can you tell me where you hit it?...........and before anyone shouts, yes I know you can't shoot pheasants on the UK mainland with an air rifle. I just being morbidly curious. Yes you can, I have shot plenty with my air rifles, just as legal as shooting them with a shotgun! when in season Obviously! I apologise for not stating that! Edited April 12, 2013 by secretagentmole Quote Link to post
Craig Fosse 286 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Is a strange thing stealthy but believe me they don't need anymore, the covers are off the royal now and they are coming in thick and fast! It is defiantly legal in the UK just frowned upon, only because its seen as a shotgun bird. If the lad owner permits, it's fair game Quote Link to post
Craig Fosse 286 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hi Craig I can't see the pellet entry point. Can you tell me where you hit it?...........and before anyone shouts, yes I know you can't shoot pheasants on the UK mainland with an air rifle. I just being morbidly curious. Yes you can, I have shot plenty with my air rifles, just as legal as shooting them with a shotgun!when in season Obviously! I apologise for not stating that! Unless your in jersey hahaha! Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Is a strange thing stealthy but believe me they don't need anymore, the covers are off the royal now and they are coming in thick and fast! It is defiantly legal in the UK just frowned upon, only because its seen as a shotgun bird. If the lad owner permits, it's fair game i think its mainly seen as not acceptable to the lorded gentry and there shooting estates, but most normal people dont really care, the land i shoot is full of them, all wild. but i rarely shoot any as i carn`t stand the taste infact i carn`t remember the last time i shot one, mind the dogs account for a good few :laugh: Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I have permission as well, nobody raises them for shooting anywhere near, as the fields are owned like patchwork, in a 20 foot circle 3 different land owners. Pheasants there have escaped from farms miles away! Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Is a strange thing stealthy but believe me they don't need anymore, the covers are off the royal now and they are coming in thick and fast! It is defiantly legal in the UK just frowned upon, only because its seen as a shotgun bird. If the lad owner permits, it's fair game I would love to have to many here, think I could find a way to deal with them, also think folk would get bored reading my pheasant whacking posts Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Is a strange thing stealthy but believe me they don't need anymore, the covers are off the royal now and they are coming in thick and fast! It is defiantly legal in the UK just frowned upon, only because its seen as a shotgun bird. If the lad owner permits, it's fair game I would love to have to many here, think I could find a way to deal with them, also think folk would get bored reading my pheasant whacking posts You are not supposed to whack them you are supposed to shoot them, this is an air rifle shooting forum, sheesh! :laugh: Quote Link to post
Craig Fosse 286 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hahahaha that made me chuckle Quote Link to post
PaulEamonn 37 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thanks for the heads-up on the legal stuff, chaps. I've been living under the impression that it was illegal and now I'm thinking of how many missed dinners have wandered across my sights! Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Is a strange thing stealthy but believe me they don't need anymore, the covers are off the royal now and they are coming in thick and fast! It is defiantly legal in the UK just frowned upon, only because its seen as a shotgun bird. If the lad owner permits, it's fair game I would love to have to many here, think I could find a way to deal with them, also think folk would get bored reading my pheasant whacking posts You are not supposed to whack them you are supposed to shoot them, this is an air rifle shooting forum, sheesh! :laugh: Just off on to the site sugestion section mr perfect Quote Link to post
Acuspell 329 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Craig - if you want to account for more of them, try putting out some dried peas. If that doesn't work, RAISINS. They will come running for raisins (and if you soak the raisins in rum or brandy they go squiffy and you can pick the buggers up) Quote Link to post
j j m 6,481 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 nice shooting bud Quote Link to post
Craig Fosse 286 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Thing is mate I think it's illegal to bait them over here it says on the laws I'm not allowed to use any baited bored for birds, but surely if they are a pest I can use anything to get rid of them? Bar like poison etc etc, I'm just not sure, and don't want to do anything illegal. Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nobody told lab about this Quote Link to post
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