Originally Posted by
Segata
If you want to hunt something it's pretty much small game only for sub12, species you will need to check if it is acceptable to shoot as some birds are protected as are things like red squirrels but your common all garden feral pigeon, rats and grey squirrels are all fair game and being already a hunter you'll know about appropiate shots etc.
I think you'll find feral pigeons are not 'fair game' and cannot be shot just because they are in your garden in the same way you might shoot rats. They can be shot under the terms of the general licence (GL41 and GL42 if you want to google them) otherwise they are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
As I understand it, the Act protects ALL bird species.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're probably right.
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