Electric Callers

[WILF 51,095]

Whats the crack with using electric callers for crows in the UK.........legal or not?

 

I was like f***ing Acker Bilk on Saturday and my cheeks are hurting!!

[socks 32,253]

Don't bother with crow calls just put a bin bag in the middle of the field you will have hundreds of the dirty basterds flocking to rip it open .......

[albert64 1,882]

kfc or macdonalds wrappers, they come from miles away.........

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Perfectly legal, Wilf. And, f**k me, do they work!

[littlefish 598]

Don't bother with crow calls just put a bin bag in the middle of the field you will hundreds of the dirty basterds flocking to rip it open .......

 

and seagulls too.....

[.WARREN. 288]

fox pro callers are good

[WILF 51,095]

Perfectly legal, Wilf. And, f**k me, do they work!

Nice one, cheers matey.......there were a few folk on "fanny watch" saying they were illegal

[old school 578]

I've a U Caller.... I bought it for calling foxes but I wasn't havin much success so I bought the crow and magpie cartridge and its excellent... Also a battery operated flapping decoy crow, brill!!!!

[danw 1,748]

depends on why you are calling them but if it is to shoot them then it is 100% illegal to use electronic calls blown calls are ok though

 

taken from the wildlife and countryside act

 

5Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds.E+W

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Part, if any person—

(a)sets in position any of the following articles, being an article which is of such a nature and is so placed as to be calculated to cause bodily injury to any wild bird coming into contact therewith, that is to say, any springe, trap, gin, snare, hook and line, any electrical device for killing, stunning or frightening or any poisonous, poisoned or stupefying substance;

(uses for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird any such article as aforesaid, whether or not of such a nature and so placed as aforesaid, or any net, baited board, bird-lime or substance of a like nature to bird-lime;

©uses for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird—

(i)any bow or crossbow;

(ii)any explosive other than ammunition for a firearm;

(iii)any automatic or semi-automatic weapon;

(iv)any shot-gun of which the barrel has an internal diameter at the mule of more than one and three-quarter inches;

(v)any device for illuminating a target or any sighting device for night shooting;

(vi)any form of artificial lighting or any mirror or other dazzling device;

(vii)any gas or smoke not falling within paragraphs (a) and (; or

(viii)any chemical wetting agent;

 

(d)uses as a decoy, for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird, any sound recording or any live bird or other animal whatever which is tethered, or which is secured by means of braces or other similar appliances, or which is blind, maimed or injured; F24 . . .

[WILF 51,095]

I always keep a good few real birds in the freezer but ive not stuck one on the flapper yet, I will give it a go

[WILF 51,095]

depends on why you are calling them but if it is to shoot them then it is 100% illegal to use electronic calls blown calls are ok though

 

taken from the wildlife and countryside act

 

5Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds.E+W

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Part, if any person—

(a)sets in position any of the following articles, being an article which is of such a nature and is so placed as to be calculated to cause bodily injury to any wild bird coming into contact therewith, that is to say, any springe, trap, gin, snare, hook and line, any electrical device for killing, stunning or frightening or any poisonous, poisoned or stupefying substance;

( uses for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird any such article as aforesaid, whether or not of such a nature and so placed as aforesaid, or any net, baited board, bird-lime or substance of a like nature to bird-lime;

©uses for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird—

(i)any bow or crossbow;

(ii)any explosive other than ammunition for a firearm;

(iii)any automatic or semi-automatic weapon;

(iv)any shot-gun of which the barrel has an internal diameter at the mule of more than one and three-quarter inches;

(v)any device for illuminating a target or any sighting device for night shooting;

(vi)any form of artificial lighting or any mirror or other dazzling device;

(vii)any gas or smoke not falling within paragraphs (a) and ( ; or

(viii)any chemical wetting agent;

 

(d)uses as a decoy, for the purpose of killing or taking any wild bird, any sound recording or any live bird or other animal whatever which is tethered, or which is secured by means of braces or other similar appliances, or which is blind, maimed or injured; F24 . . .

 

interesting Dan, thanks matey.........not allowed to use a semi auto either according to that????.............hows that work I wonder?

[danw 1,748]

the general licence gives lawful authority superseding the CAW act with respect to semiauto's

 

file:///home/chronos/user/Downloads/semi_automatics_for_vermin_control_2012.pdf

[WILF 51,095]

Good man Dan

[Leeview 792]

 

I bought one on ebay when they first came out,U-caller? made in Northern Ireland brilliant piece of kit BUT the paperwork states its illegal to call animals in to kill them, ideal for wildlife photography LOL

Y.I.S Leeview