sussex lad Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hello all you wildfowling chaps, I,ve just picked up a new bit of land with the help of AXE, and we noticed that every night anything from 5 to 25 canadas and a fair few ducks cross over on their way to a near by bit of water. So thats the dilemma what load should i use? There never much more than 30 yards up! I am using a AL 390 which if i remember can take 3" carts? Being inland means i can use lead? If so i have some 36g 5 are these any use? Also i'm thinking 1/2 choke? I think thats it !!! Cheers, Brian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hi, In England and Wales I dont think you can use lead on ducks or geese even inland. Correct me if I am wrong! :*) FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Got to be non toxic. Try some Tungsten Matrix 36g 3 shot with 1/2 choke for the honkers and a 32/36g 6 for the quackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Be sure that you have a game license from your post office and permission to take game from the landowner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 You cannot shoot any wildfowl with lead in England and Wales. For geese the non toxics I would consider are Hev-shot, Tungsten Matrix and Bismuth. As Sam F says 36 grm of 3's are good but are the minimum load I would use, but all my wildfowling is on the foreshore. For preference I would go for 42 grms of Tungsten 1's, or 40 grms Hevi 3's. Don't use hevi in chokes greater than ½. But it does shoot very tight anyway. Also all the good non toxic shells are expensive, very expensive when compared to lead. But they will all do the job and if you are like most will not use many in a season anyway. You do not need a game lisence to shoot wildfowl. Scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Scolopax is right about the game license I stand corrected. Sorry for any confusion. teal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONO Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Canadas were put on an open/general license this year - so they're no longer "game" but a "pest" species. I'm not sure about the lead/non-toxic side of things but you should be OK to shoot them under the general license. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 It doesn’t matter whether you are shooting ducks or geese, or whether you are shooting them on the Estuary or in the middle of the driest field of wheat stubble in the country…In England and Wales you still need to use non-toxic shot, because this government didn’t have a clue when they drafted the legislation. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 The goverment knew very well what it was doing when the legislation was drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 TEAL ..... sorry mate but you don`t need a game licence for ducks and geese just waders and game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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