Jump to content

an hr or so


jimmie

Recommended Posts


Oh dear boy there is also a season ;)

 

 

I thought so too. When does it start?

 

I can't see any reason not to drop them with an air rifle.

 

Phantom

 

 

Shooting seasons

 

This table lists the shooting seasons of the main game species in England, Scotland and Wales. The dates listed are when you can shoot the quarry. The close season, the period you can't shoot them, generally coincides with the breeding seasons, as it is in everyone's interests to maintain a healthy and sustainable population of all the species listed.

 

In addition to the species listed here, some mammals are classified as 'pests' and may be shot all year round. These include rats, rabbits, mink, etc.

 

The hare has no close season, but hares cannot be sold during their breeding season, between 1 March and 31 July.

 

Some non-game birds are covered by 'general licences' issued by the government, which allow them to be controlled all year round. These include pigeons, crows and magpies. It is important to understand that the general licences only allow these birds to be shot for specific reasons - and those reasons do not include shooting them for sport or for food.

 

So remember: if you're shooting pigeons and someone asks you why, the answer is 'to prevent serious damage to farm crops'. And if you're shooting or trapping corvids, the licence covers 'preventing serious damage to livestock'.

 

Game

Pheasant Oct 1st - Feb 1st

Partridge Sept 1st - Feb 1st

Grouse Aug 12th - Dec 10th

Ptarmigan Aug 12th - Dec 10th

Black Game Aug 20th - Dec 10th

Common Snipe Aug 12th - Jan 31st

Woodcock (England and Wales) Oct 1st - Jan 31st

Woodcock (Scotland) Sept 1st - Jan 31st

Duck and Goose (inland) Sept 1st - Jan 31st

Duck and Goose (foreshore) Sept 1st - Feb 20th

Coot/Moorhen/Golden Plover Sept 1st - Jan 1st

Hare No close season

 

 

Also no 'game' can be shot on Sundays Christmas day etc etc

 

 

See this link also for legal air gun quarry

 

http://f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk/quarry.htm

 

i never shoot on sundays im always at church (funerals) bunnys always seem to die on a sunday

 

 

We all go to church Sundays dont we?

There again rabbits aint game mate!

Link to post

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...