That Duck Topic!!

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If the airgun, rifle, naturally, isn't "good enough, or right" for the duck species, then whats the thoughts on the game birds, pheasants and so on? I completely agree of course, Im just putting it out there...

 

I know some of the lads on this very forum who have the permission to shoot the pheasant species... Ive personally never thought it right to shoot what technically isn't vermin and indeed someones property... but the lads do have the permission from what I hear.

 

Bit late to the chat but its a thought.

If you have authority to take game birds,on private land,it matters not one jot if the birds have strayed from a shoot next door, once on your landowners property, they are his/hers, legally, if you are empowered to shoot them, you are shooting the property of your landowner, simple as that,nearly every permission I have bar one I think, gives me authority to shoot pheasants,and indeed any game I want, including deer,(not that I have deer on many) when I replied to the original thread, I mentioned that in my opinion, most landowners,be they farmers,estate owners or the employees of such, would probably take a dim view of shooting duck on a pond, be it with an air rifle,shotgun, or any other kind of sporting weapon, but the same could easily be said of shooting a pheasant on the ground,a full power airgun, is quite capable of despatching duck cleanly at sensible ranges,no doubt about it, and over the years I have, as I mentioned, done it myself,but,and this is only my opinion, the enjoyment derived from duck flighting with a shotgun on a winters evening and pulling off some good shots, is in a different league, to sitting potting them with an air rifle off a pond, but if it is legal (as it clearly is) and you have the landowners blessing, then who has the right to tell you not to do it?

 

Charlie. Its all good man. I couldn't care less... I was just putting a thought forward.

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I'm talking head shots mate.... not much difference. Try it...

 

Pernod