Shooting Pigeons/Jay's In Garden.

[Gaoler 83]

Hello All,

 

Can I legally shoot pigeons and Jays in my garden? The pigeons roost in a tree at the bottom of the garden and s**t all over my children's play area and my neighbors (who allows me to shoot over is boundary)

 

The Jays come and go in my garden but are having ago at my bird box's.

 

Any advice welcome

 

Thanks

John...

[Ideation 8,216]

As long as you have a safe back stop, and are shooting on permission, and at legal quarry. . . . your good to go! (That's a yes).

[Karpman 44]

Need to look at the general license mate and and make sure it covers your criteria, sounds like you could be ok and since you have next door on side.

 

I avoid shooting anything in my garden not worth the bother, but everyone's situation and garden is different.

 

Cheers

Karpman.

P.s ultimately the decision is yours of course.

[matt_hooks 188]

The pigeons crapping on the kids pay equipment could be classed as endangering human health, which is definitely covered by the general licence. As long as you can say you've considered other methods (not that many except maybe removing some of the tree limbs) then shooting is legal.

 

As for the Jays, the argument is less simple, but human health could still be used as a good reason to shoot them.

[TheYorkshireHunter 2]

why on earth would you want to shoot jays for anyway?

 

beautiful birds, cant you just shoot magpies and crows instead?

 

:thumbdown: :thumbdown:

[Ron Weasley 83]

why on earth would you want to shoot jays for anyway?

 

beautiful birds, cant you just shoot magpies and crows instead?

 

:thumbdown: :thumbdown:

 

One of the least convincing and least well informed posts I've ever seen on here. Well done.