Hi All,i Need Advice On Shooting And Land

[Colonel rimfire 0]

Firstly i'd like to say a big hello to all on this forum

 

infact i came across the forum as i saw a very similar question to the one im about to ask.

i'd greatly apriciate any advice before i go ahead and ask my f.e.o

 

i presently have a target shooting certificate for two .22lr rimfires and a .223,i shoot at various target shooting competitions,and the running deer with the british sporting rifle club.

 

my ticket is coming up for its second renewal and i was thinking of asking my feo to take a look at a 6 acre field that i have permission to shoot air rifle on.

 

i have been shooting air rifle (12ftlbs)on around 6 acres of land for a few years now,and it seems that the rabbits have worked out the range of my airgun to the point that they cheeckily scamper just out of range each time i try to get close.taunting me with their white tails!

 

i think its about time to teach them a lesson as they seem to be breeding like rabbits do,and im not having much success,with the old .177 springer.much to the annoyance of the landowner

 

i consider myself a novice hunter,and ideally would like to take on bigger game at some stage in the future,but i have no experience with bigger animals.

ive seen muntjack and other deer in the field,however i would think its completely out of the question to get permission for that at this stage,also i wouldnt know where to start with a dead deer carcas!but aside from that.

 

i was under the impression that 6 acres would be far to small for shotgun or rimfire,but just out of interest would it be worth my while to apply for a variation on my f.a.c for permission to shoot rimfire/shotgun on this 6 acre feild?

the land is flanked by a railway track on one side and a dual carrageway on the other,and is on a slight hill,with a house at the top where my friend who owns the land lives.i am pretty aware of angles and ricochets,but no expert i do posses a modicom of common snse and we always shoot our airguns away from the road,rails and property.

 

i was considering getting or building a high chair/seat and placing it in a tree

would this help?

 

my question is would this satisfy my f.e.o as the land has never been cleared for rimfire/shotgun to my knowledge.rimfire being my preference

 

any feedback or advice would be greatly aprieciated as im kind of new to hunting

 

many thanks

 

Jann

[The one 8,598]

Hello and welcome mate .it all depends on the land ,safe backstops etc

[walshie 2,804]

Hello and welcome. Sounds a bit small for rimfire, but land does'nt have to be cleared for a shotgun. You can shoot them anywhere you have permission (obviously has to be safe though)

[Colonel rimfire 0]

thanks alot for the info guys,i thought it may be a bit on the small side for 22lr myself and theres not a great deal of a backstop,but i didnt know that shotguns could be used on land with the owners permission.

 

thanks very usefull indeed