LAW on shooting Pheasant

[scousemouse007]

Just wondering if anyone can clear this subject up for me please.
Do i require a game licence to shoot pheasants? I know you used too but have heard that this is no longer the case,can someone please help?

[johnny k]

Pheasants belong to someone! so shooting them is not something I do as it would be poaching.
People pay to shoot them and pay a lot of money for the right to do that.

My thoughts

[willy]

Are on your land you shoot on, then they are legal fodder.
No if's or butt's on this, shooting times had a write up and this was the outcome.

[termin8R]

Game licence was abolished last year - see > here <

Cheers,
Doug

[johnny k]

not my land I shoot on, the game keeper who lets me shoot there would go ballistic with me and I would loose my shoot

[crazy_bull]

not my land I shoot on, the game keeper who lets me shoot there would go ballistic with me and I would loose my shoot

Think he means if you physically own the land, not simply 'your land' ie your permission land. However in some situatons even if you own the land pheasants may not be shot if the shooting rights are sold/leased.

C B

[robgal]

You do not have to physically own the land if it is a tenant farm of a shooting estate its quite obvious that you will not be permitted to take game, however if you are on land owned by the person you gained permission from, and they own the sporting rights also, then any game is fair game whether it was originally released on that or who released it is neither here nor there

[steve883]

You'd only get in bother if you got caught.....

[Airstream]

There is a huge dividing line between `Vermin` and `Game` in most landowners minds - even if they are not particularly interested in pheseant shooting. ie the landowner would be horrified if you shot Game (his `property`) if he gave you permission for a bit of rabbit and pigeon shooting (ie doing him a favour) so you would have to ask specifically about pheasant.

Secondly the landowner/occupier can grant you permission to shoot vermin but he might not have the Shooting Rights to shoot Game. (you would be poaching)

Thirdly the owner/occupier might have given the Game Shooting to someone else for Rent or as a favour. you might not know about this, a small informal wild bird shoot might not use feeders etc. and will not be obvious.

Fourthly, most landowners try to preserve Game because it has a potential value, or they like the occasional potter with a gun, or they have friends that shoot, or because they would like to build up a worthwhile shoot.

Fifthly, shooting pheasants on the ground or close to it, is usually considered unsporting (it isn`t difficult). and `unconventional`.

So ask, you probably don`t have permission to shoot Game

[Gsmith]

Once they leave the release pen the belong to no one, and yes in england there is no game license now, scotland still does i belive.

If you have shooting rights on land with no specific yay or nays you can shoot them however i would double check this because if there is a shoot/drive on the land then likely the keeper will not want you shooting them.

the truth is no one owns them once they are released and wild, no different to a pigeon.


PS not sure what this has to do with black powder or muzzle loading

[crazy_bull]

Once they leave the release pen the belong to no one, and yes in england there is no game license now, scotland still does i belive.

If you have shooting rights on land with no specific yay or nays you can shoot them however i would double check this because if there is a shoot/drive on the land then likely the keeper will not want you shooting them.

the truth is no one owns them once they are released and wild, no different to a pigeon.


PS not sure what this has to do with black powder or muzzle loading

I was under the impression that the land owner of the land the game birds are on was the owner ie if they crossed the border onto another field they now belong to your neighbour. I might be wrong tho....

[rabbit22]

i was told that as long as you you have writen permision from the land owner that states you can shoot pheasamnts hairs rabbits you the bits.

this is wot i was told by mr plod.

[chrismetallica1]

Its a bit of a grey area that pops up on the forum from time to time. It all depends on is it your land or a shoot you have and what the land owner has said you can shoot. I read something a while ago that said it was ok if they are on your land. Personaly even though I like a good roasted pheasant I wouldnt shoot one on the ground. It isnt realy a challange so I cant see the point.

[Dan Giliballs]

It's not difficult - bottom line is if the bloke who OWNS the land says you can shoot them you can shoot them - it's his land he decides end of.

If Phesants drop onto his land from the next field that is not his you can shoot them

Yes there are exceptions such as if he is a tenant and there is a paid game shoot or if there was a condition placed on newly acquired land etc etc etc but if this was the case he should

a. know this
b. tell you this

BUT as said all things being equal if it's his land and he says yes it really is that simple - the answer is yes

The easy way is to ask him the question then get him to sign your permission with the game included

[nice one]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooootttt tttttttttttt them till they die..