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  1. CharlieT
    This is indeed correct. The number of photo's required is a matter of law and is laid down in the Firearms Act. It would need an act of Parliament to alter the number of photos required. However, having said that, if a particular police authority wish to ignore the law and ask for only 4 photos then that's their decision. Dicehorn is correct, Avon & Somerset only require 4. However I recently acted as a reference for a chap's fac. He was renewing his SGC and had his local vicar sign his form and endorse a photo. He then decided to apply for a fac conterminously and asked me and ano
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    Mark I truly think that it was a mistake when they drafted the act. If you read the Scottish deer act you will see that it stipulates AAA as a minimum. That's governments for you ! Charlie
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    Mark Just a word of caution. Do you realise that SG is illegal, it has to be AAA only.
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    Mark Not wishing to pick holes but the bit in your post highlighted in red on the deer act copy and paste (about bait) refers to stupefying bait, ie drugged bait and has nothing to do with using bait to attract deer which is quite legal. Notwithstanding Coldweld's sensible comments in his post regarding baiting marauding deer being asking for trouble. There are a tubs of paste specifically made for attracting deer, you smear a little on a tree trunk. May be worth a go in your attempt to bring them into a safe shooting position. They are creatures of habit, traveling along the same
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    has to be 8 I'm afraid.
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    Shows how much the person you spoke yo at DEFRA/Natural England knows then. You can only use AAA not as they told you AAA as a minimum. I would also like your DEFRA spokesman to show exactly where in the Deer Act the use of bait's is prohibited when shooting deer for sport. The Deer Act specifically states:- (a)he had reasonable grounds for believing that deer of the same species were causing, or had caused, damage to crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber or any other form of property on the land; (b)it was likely that further damage would be so caused and any such damage was like
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    South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies have a S/H TRG for sale at £2600
  8. CharlieT
    I'm afraid you are wrong. The OP is correct. I suggest you re read the law.
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    Just to put a little perspective on this, in our very rural village every day through the shooting season there will be quite a few customers in our "local" having a pint and a pie for lunch with their shotguns propped up at the bar beside them and several muddy dogs in front of the fire. Their numbers will include a police officer, the odd JP and a smattering of farmers, plumbers, the landlord and of course me. It's all a matter of moderation and being sensible but there is nothing wrong with it.
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    Sorry the above does not work. on the Norma website go to Ammo Academy then Ballistics and there it will be.
  11. CharlieT
    It's still there, try this...........http://ballistics.norma.cc/javapage_metric2.asp?Lang=2
  12. CharlieT
    Extraordinary, after your force wasting that much ink on your conditions you still can't use your .223 & .243 on vermin.
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    I have slugs on ticket for deer for use with my S2, non fac, shotgun. They group best through 1/2 choke in my gun. Cylinder gives the poorest grouping.
  14. CharlieT
    You do not need a fac shotgun. Only the slugs need to be on fac and you can use them in your standard, sgc, shotgun.
  15. CharlieT
    Exactly what I said in post 2.
  16. CharlieT
    With similar bullet weights there is not much in it but the swede has a beter BC and bucks the wind slightly better. You also have the choice of using heavier bullets with the Swede.
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    Subwoofer I agree with you. As an example I live on a very rural isolated farm. My job involves me using/having a gun with me a lot of the time. When I pop home for lunch I prop the rifle in the corner of the kitchen sit down and have my lunch and have even been known to nod off !!. Do I lock my rifle up whilst I'm eating lunch.....no. Am I breaking the law or being irresponsible ......no. Do I lock the door......no. The story as reported just does not add up.
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    I have to go along with what some of the others have said, there is far more to this then has been reported. why did the police visit, why was he suspended from his job. Far to many why's.
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    Disease is always a worry even at 10 to the acre !!. Keep your eye on the droppings and treat them as soon as you notice any yellow droppings. I move our feeders a couple of feet onto fresh ground every time I top them up. Also may be a good idea to use a medicated feed containing Avatec and Aurofac. Good luck,
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    Depends on where your pens are situated and how much damage you are prepared to do to native flora. However I would suggest 700 - 1000 per acre. The flora friendly option would be half of that or 1 mtr fence per bird.
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    Goodness me there is some rubbish posted. The CA are correct, it is not a legal requirement to have permission in writing. Verbal permission is all that is required. As a closed ticket holder as long as the land has been cleared and you have permission to shoot on the land you are OK. Just ensure that your pal actually does have the authority to give you permission.
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    Night Hunter You state: "I have had an in depth discussion with my local chief constable and was advised that if a dog is in a field with livestock and the owner is not either in close control of the dog or the dog is not on a lead then is resonable to asume that the dog is "out of control"in the eyes of the law and hence could legaly be shot by the landowner or a person acting on behalf of the landowner." I would therefore suggest your Chief Constable is a fool and an idiot and should take the trouble to read up on the act and perhaps take some legal advice.
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    The law on shooting dogs is quite specific and shooting a dog leaves the shooter open to a civil claim for damages. It is up to the person who shoots the dog to prove that he did so justifiably and therefore has no claim for damages to answer. There is no right to shoot a dog rather the law states that it is defensible under certain circumstances. As well as being a civil matter the police may treat it as a criminal offense if the dog's owner reports the shooting to the police and makes a complaint. The law states: Worrying livestock is defined as: 1.attacking livestock; or 2.ca
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    As a sheep farmer I am sorry to say that I have had to do so on a couple of occasions and although I did not have such a condition on my license I decided I should get it all legal as last time the owner kicked up . I phoned up the police and told them what I wanted and they have added "and all other lawful quarry" to my conditions which they say will cover it. Hope this helps.
  25. CharlieT
    That I am afraid is the standard condition relating to the uses of expanding ammo and not a condition that relates to what you are permitted to use your rifle for. You can only shoot what your rifle condition states.
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