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    What birds can i shoot as pest control?

    I just thought i would check where i stand with pest control on the small holding my family has.
    We have got a problem with crows & pigeons as they eat alot of vegetables we plant.
    What can i legally shoot and do i need any form of license to control them?

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    Crows, rooks, jays, jackdawes, collared doves, magpies, feral and woodpigeon, grey squirrels, rabbits, rats, stoat, weasel and mink may all be taken with an airgun. This list was ratified by BASC.

    Non-lethal measures of control must have been tried and failed, or to have been found impractical so that the shooter is within the constraints of DEFRA's General Licence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomh View Post
    I just thought i would check where i stand with pest control on the small holding my family has.
    We have got a problem with crows & pigeons as they eat alot of vegetables we plant.
    What can i legally shoot and do i need any form of license to control them?
    You can print off the defra licence, courtesey of this BBS, its under
    useful airgun shooting tips, just scrole down the page.
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    Quote Originally Posted by snock View Post
    Crows, rooks, jays, magpies, feral and woodpigeon, grey squirrels, rabbits, rats, stoat, weasel and mink may all be taken with an airgun. This list was ratified by BASC.

    Non-lethal measures of control must have been tried and failed, or to have been found impractical so that the shooter is within the constraints of DEFRA's General Licence.

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    Don't the non lethal methods only have to be tried in the case of birds?
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    i hung old cds up as the light being reflected sometimes scares them off, even tried a scarecrow but had no joy, reckon that would be seen as satisfactory?

    Thanks for the info, ill pront it off

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    I have found that deterents such as hanging up CDs are not very effective, because the birds seem to wise up after a while and ignore them.
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    i knew it probably wouldnt work but atleast it shows i attempted other methods first

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    Quote Originally Posted by danco1987 View Post
    Don't the non lethal methods only have to be tried in the case of birds?
    Yes.
    I didn't make that quite clear. I also forgot to include the jackdaw.

    That's what happens when you're in a rush to pick the missus up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by snock View Post
    Yes.
    I didn't make that quite clear. I also forgot to include the jackdaw.

    That's what happens when you're in a rush to pick the missus up.
    didnt you forget collard doves,starlings and sparrows mate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rapid12 View Post
    didnt you forget collard doves,starlings and sparrows mate.
    Starling & Sparrows not legal in England, I think the sheep worriers can still shoot Starlings?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rapid12 View Post
    didnt you forget collard doves,starlings and sparrows mate.
    Collared doves, yes.
    The others aren't legal in England.
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    overweight ones in tight mini skirts....it's more of a public service than pest control though

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    Quote Originally Posted by lykoris View Post
    overweight ones in tight mini skirts....it's more of a public service than pest control though
    The problem over here is ski pants attempting to cover up arses a yard across.

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    Just to add to the excellent advice so far: make sure no fired pellet leaves your boundary, or the boundary of any land you have permission to shoot on. Sometimes pellets go through quarry too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TROUSER TRUMPET View Post
    The problem over here is ski pants attempting to cover up arses a yard across.
    But make sure you have a good grip on your prey

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