MarcFloyd 18 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hi guys. I just get new permission and visiting it recently I have seen a couple of pheasants. Can you legally shoot them if you have landowner's permission? They are wild pheasants or perhaps they made a runner from nearby farms. And another question: is pheasant suitable quarry for sub-12ft/lbl air rifle? Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 pheasants have to be shoot in season, at the minute there breeding. ask the landowner about shooting them, as for ownership, whos ever land there on owns them Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I have permissions where I can shoot pheasants. Very tasty they are! Check here for when it is legal to shoot them... http://www.basc.org.uk//en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/game-shooting/shooting-seasons.cfm Quote Link to post
MarcFloyd 18 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks guys. Secretagentmole, are you using sub 12 rifle to shoot them? Quote Link to post
Probuk 93 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yep you can shoot pheasnts but in season..think its late october november..ish. Yep sub 12 is fine aswell. Marty. Quote Link to post
Mooch. 177 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Pheasant season is 1st October - 1st February in England, Scotland and Wales but you'll still need the landowners permission. A head shot with a sub 12 will do the job no problem. 1 Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks guys. Secretagentmole, are you using sub 12 rifle to shoot them? Yes HW100, shooting either in the field or at roost! Most shot at roost. Head shot, much better than one of those spray and pray shot guns! Only one bit of lead in the pheasant and in a bit I do not eat too! Quote Link to post
dave goodall 10 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Isnt shooting birds at roost illegal unless feral pidgeons ? Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Isnt shooting birds at roost illegal unless feral pidgeons ? 1hr before sunrise and 1 hr after sunset Quote Link to post
*Ross 4 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Cant wait till they're in season. Have one on my permission, big obnoxious b*****d making a ton of noise wherever he goes. Sits on a big pile of woodchippings watching the world go by, I swear he knows he's out of season! Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 No use of torches or IR either. Totally legal, just remember if your permission owner likes pheasants make sure they get one now and then! Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Be as well shooting them every chance you get only worth pennies from the game dealers Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 true story this, i shot one at 90yrds in the chest, front on with a 17hmr. it took off and flew right at me, i thought i had missed it, then fell out of the sky at my feet, when i picked it up there was no insides left in it Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Be as well shooting them every chance you get only worth pennies from the game dealers 50p a brace mid season last year, cheaper than pigeons Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I mind a mate shooting them off a wall with his rimmy he got two and a half quid each at the game dealers that will tell you how many years ago that was Quote Link to post
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