Swampy 147 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re Squirrels. I'm sur I read somewhere that grey squirrels were to be culled is a 9 mile radius of any colony of red squirrel as a part of a red squirrel protection policy. By which gov' body I don't know You could always claim you have seen a red one near by! Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re Squirrels.I'm sur I read somewhere that grey squirrels were to be culled is a 9 mile radius of any colony of red squirrel as a part of a red squirrel protection policy. By which gov' body I don't know You could always claim you have seen a red one near by! I wouldnt dream of it . Im just looking for who to write/email now. Hopefully ill get some mpre permission in time for the summer, really wan some rabbiting permission. Hughesey Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re Squirrels.I'm sur I read somewhere that grey squirrels were to be culled is a 9 mile radius of any colony of red squirrel as a part of a red squirrel protection policy. By which gov' body I don't know You could always claim you have seen a red one near by! I wouldnt dream of it . Im just looking for who to write/email now. Hopefully ill get some mpre permission in time for the summer, really wan some rabbiting permission. Hughesey I'm impressed with your honesty. A rare commodity these days. I do find it hard to believe that you struggle to get permission for rabbits, in Cheshire of all places! Is it because most of the land is owned by footballers these days? Swampy Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re Squirrels.I'm sur I read somewhere that grey squirrels were to be culled is a 9 mile radius of any colony of red squirrel as a part of a red squirrel protection policy. By which gov' body I don't know You could always claim you have seen a red one near by! I wouldnt dream of it . Im just looking for who to write/email now. Hopefully ill get some mpre permission in time for the summer, really wan some rabbiting permission. Hughesey I'm impressed with your honesty. A rare commodity these days. I do find it hard to believe that you struggle to get permission for rabbits, in Cheshire of all places! Is it because most of the land is owned by footballers these days? Swampy Lol probably is in Cheshire but sadly i dont live in Cheshire lol. No, there doesnt seem to be that many rabbits around my area really, the only proper population is next to a railway which i have been told you cannot shoot next to a railway line . Hughesey Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re Squirrels.I'm sur I read somewhere that grey squirrels were to be culled is a 9 mile radius of any colony of red squirrel as a part of a red squirrel protection policy. By which gov' body I don't know You could always claim you have seen a red one near by! I wouldnt dream of it . Im just looking for who to write/email now. Hopefully ill get some mpre permission in time for the summer, really wan some rabbiting permission. Hughesey I'm impressed with your honesty. A rare commodity these days. I do find it hard to believe that you struggle to get permission for rabbits, in Cheshire of all places! Is it because most of the land is owned by footballers these days? Swampy Lol probably is in Cheshire but sadly i dont live in Cheshire lol. No, there doesnt seem to be that many rabbits around my area really, the only proper population is next to a railway which i have been told you cannot shoot next to a railway line . Hughesey Get the ferrets out! Railway banks are great for rabbits, probably because they don't get many folk bothering them. British rail used to give permission for ferreting on banks to stop them sliding but now because of deregulation and H&S it tends to go to companies specialising in pest control. I believe you need to have training to go anywhere on railtrack land. Too dangerous to take the dogs though. Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Its actually on the otherside of a fence than the track and in a farmers field. If i had any ferets i would take um but ma dad wont let me, got 2 dogs and a cat alredy so he thinks thats enought pets lol. Hughesey Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Its actually on the otherside of a fence than the track and in a farmers field. If i had any ferets i would take um but ma dad wont let me, got 2 dogs and a cat alredy so he thinks thats enought pets lol. Hughesey Awww mate, you've got to get a couple of ferrets. They're easy to look after can be quite affectionate if brought up from kits and the tackle is cheap. If you've got acouple of dogs you can work them together. Great sport bolting rabbits and getting dog onto them! Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 haha not when the dogs are westies lol. saying that 1 of em has had a couple of squirells when they've bin on the ground and usually spots em in the trees before I do. A mate of mine has got ferrets but not sure how often he uses them anymore. Hughesey Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 haha not when the dogs are westies lol. saying that 1 of em has had a couple of squirells when they've bin on the ground and usually spots em in the trees before I do. A mate of mine has got ferrets but not sure how often he uses them anymore. Hughesey Went ratting at the end of the shooting season, to clear the pheasant pens of hundreds of the bloody things. 8 Dogs. Three russels, two borders one staff one staff X and a Westy. Best dog on the day? ......the Westy. Man did we rip the back out of the Staffs owner. Apparently the owner of the westy says it was his GF dog and was more of a house pet.! Damn fine ratter! Swampy ninging until work finishes Quote Link to post
SEAN3513 7 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 they can only be controled if they are a "PEST" as per general licence. try and find out who is responsible for the land and offer your services, i did that once and got paid for it !!!!! good luck sean Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 So as grey squirels are pests, the council is obliged to control their numbers? I cant see them giving shooting permission though as its a public wood and get plenty of people walking dogs in there. Still shooting is more humane than other methods they could use to kill them such as snaring. Any ideas anyone? Also what title would the relevant person at the council have? Hughesey Quote Link to post
salukiwhippet 6 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I had it slightly wrong. Seems the order is still in place, NE just ain't going to enforce it any more. Sorry Chaps http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/ra...t_tcm6-9967.pdf James Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I had it slightly wrong. Seems the order is still in place, NE just ain't going to enforce it any more. Sorry Chaps http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/ra...t_tcm6-9967.pdf James I found this on there aswell which i found usefull. java script:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$rpFiles$ctl01$hlLink','') Hughesey Quote Link to post
hughesey1552 0 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I had it slightly wrong. Seems the order is still in place, NE just ain't going to enforce it any more. Sorry Chaps http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/ra...t_tcm6-9967.pdf James I found this on there aswell which i found usefull. Sorry im having trouble copying the link, heres the link to the web page and click the link called "TIN003" Hughesey Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I had it slightly wrong. Seems the order is still in place, NE just ain't going to enforce it any more. Sorry Chaps http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/ra...t_tcm6-9967.pdf James As I said earlier, anything to do with the ministry/government; they will not enforce unless it is in their interest to do so. BTW. Shooting squirrels in a public place is definately a No No. The public hand feed the bloody things in some parks round here! The policy re grey squirrels being culled was a response to the decline of the rd squirrel hence the 9mile radius around a red squirrel colony/pair. Clearing squirrels on public land would without doubt have to be carried out under licence. Quote Link to post
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