walshie 2,804 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 22 hours ago, fireman said: I don't shoot but i know shooting pigeons and corvids for pest control should be the very last resort and all other methods should be tried first and that's stated in the law on shooting pests,bet there's many a shooter who don't know that . Exactly right. Shooting birds on the General Licence just because you fancy it has never been legal. All wild birds are protected, but the GL makes exceptions in certain circumstances. You have to comply with these conditions first. It's all there in black and white, so ignore it at your own risk. I've tried telling people before, but their excuse even if the pigeons are nowhere near a crop is that "they would eat it sooner or later." That's not good reason, however guilty they look. "I shot the pigeon because he had a shifty look about him." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,303 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, walshie said: Exactly right. Shooting birds on the General Licence just because you fancy it has never been legal. All wild birds are protected, but the GL makes exceptions in certain circumstances. You have to comply with these conditions first. It's all there in black and white, so ignore it at your own risk. I've tried telling people before, but their excuse even if the pigeons are nowhere near a crop is that "they would eat it sooner or later." That's not good reason, however guilty they look. "I shot the pigeon because he had a shifty look about him." I've told this to a few people and it's amazing how many people don't know a about it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 22/03/2019 at 20:10, Blackbriar said: He's SOOOOO committed to animal welfare that he only 'went vegan' two months ago ! HIs handlers probably realised it was hurting sales... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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