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Hi Should we shoot anything that is classified as pest all year round or just in season ? Please reply and give reason why.

 

You can shoot wee fergie and asbo all year round if you like mate no closed season on they two pests :D

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In my opinion just because the government put certain species on the pest list doesnt mean that any one with a gun in their hand on their permission should shoot any of these species just because they are on the list. It is my opinion that the species named on the list are only on there because in certain areas they do alot of damage or exist in unaturally large numbers and therefore have to be controlled however this is not the case in every part of the country. For instance rabbits, in a lot of places in the country there are shite loads of the little destructive buggers and they do alot of damage, however in other areas there arnt many or they do no damage as there isnt any farmland (either arable or grazeing) so in that situation they arnt a pest. Its the same with all the species on the pest list with the exception of the non native species, such as the mink and grey squirrel to a name to 2 most well known.

 

Jackdaws are on the pest list but i never even raise the gun to them as they do no more damage on my permissions than any of the other wildlife. However rabbits, pigeons, crows, magpies and squirrels always get it as they do do damage as all my permission is either on arable land or is keepered.

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Hi Should we shoot anything that is classified as pest all year round or just in season ? Please reply and give reason why.

 

Classify a pest Catcher.

 

 

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I agree with you too swampy :thumbs:

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In my opinion just because the government put certain species on the pest list doesnt mean that any one with a gun in their hand on their permission should shoot any of these species just because they are on the list. It is my opinion that the species named on the list are only on there because in certain areas they do alot of damage or exist in unaturally large numbers and therefore have to be controlled however this is not the case in every part of the country. For instance rabbits, in a lot of places in the country there are shite loads of the little destructive buggers and they do alot of damage, however in other areas there arnt many or they do no damage as there isnt any farmland (either arable or grazeing) so in that situation they arnt a pest. Its the same with all the species on the pest list with the exception of the non native species, such as the mink and grey squirrel to a name to 2 most well known.

 

Jackdaws are on the pest list but i never even raise the gun to them as they do no more damage on my permissions than any of the other wildlife. However rabbits, pigeons, crows, magpies and squirrels always get it as they do do damage as all my permission is either on arable land or is keepered.

 

This is getting dangerously close to the "killing for killing sake" and "pseudo pest control" argument.

Or have I just taken some bait?

 

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In my opinion just because the government put certain species on the pest list doesnt mean that any one with a gun in their hand on their permission should shoot any of these species just because they are on the list. It is my opinion that the species named on the list are only on there because in certain areas they do alot of damage or exist in unaturally large numbers and therefore have to be controlled however this is not the case in every part of the country. For instance rabbits, in a lot of places in the country there are shite loads of the little destructive buggers and they do alot of damage, however in other areas there arnt many or they do no damage as there isnt any farmland (either arable or grazeing) so in that situation they arnt a pest. Its the same with all the species on the pest list with the exception of the non native species, such as the mink and grey squirrel to a name to 2 most well known.

 

Jackdaws are on the pest list but i never even raise the gun to them as they do no more damage on my permissions than any of the other wildlife. However rabbits, pigeons, crows, magpies and squirrels always get it as they do do damage as all my permission is either on arable land or is keepered.

 

 

Your right mate.atb.catcher. :clapper:

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i dont think you should ever stop with pest control. ive been told its to early to catch magpies, i mean come on if you can trap them then do it. as for foxes and all this out of season crap, if i can kill a vixen before she drops her pups it saves me time and saves on the vixen killing alot more wild nesting birds. and its now we should be hitting the foxes hard to save damage on are wild bird population but yet i still hear of guys who will not kill "out of season" in my opion it these people who dont understand the way the country side works and are just out to kill a animal. well there you go a can of worms opened.

 

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i dont think you should ever stop with pest control. ive been told its to early to catch magpies, i mean come on if you can trap them then do it. as for foxes and all this out of season crap, if i can kill a vixen before she drops her pups it saves me time and saves on the vixen killing alot more wild nesting birds. and its now we should be hitting the foxes hard to save damage on are wild bird population but yet i still hear of guys who will not kill "out of season" in my opion it these people who dont understand the way the country side works and are just out to kill a animal. well there you go a can of worms opened.

 

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I think that that is a slightly unfair comment.

the country side has changed a lot over the years. Ther are far more land owners who are putting birds down for sport now. They are keen to protect their investment and rightly so. The shooting seasons were set a long time ago and the enviroment has changed. I believe that the seasons need to be re visited and reviewed much in the same way as braking distances in the highway code should be......................Unless you drive a 1952 series Land Rover in which case the distances should probably be increased!

 

Just my view if your reading Catch!

 

 

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i dont think you should ever stop with pest control. ive been told its to early to catch magpies, i mean come on if you can trap them then do it. as for foxes and all this out of season crap, if i can kill a vixen before she drops her pups it saves me time and saves on the vixen killing alot more wild nesting birds. and its now we should be hitting the foxes hard to save damage on are wild bird population but yet i still hear of guys who will not kill "out of season" in my opion it these people who dont understand the way the country side works and are just out to kill a animal. well there you go a can of worms opened.

 

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i dont think you should ever stop with pest control. ive been told its to early to catch magpies, i mean come on if you can trap them then do it. as for foxes and all this out of season crap, if i can kill a vixen before she drops her pups it saves me time and saves on the vixen killing alot more wild nesting birds. and its now we should be hitting the foxes hard to save damage on are wild bird population but yet i still hear of guys who will not kill "out of season" in my opion it these people who dont understand the way the country side works and are just out to kill a animal. well there you go a can of worms opened.

 

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Hi mate every man to his own.I shoot most pest out of season.I can see the farmer,s point of view on this.If he can shoot the fox out of season it save,s him a lot of time in the long run.atb.catcher. :thumbs:

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