pegleg31 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 me personally i don't shoot hare's,i don't eat them and can't be bothered to drag them round.i don't shoot snipe as i can't see the point from the size of them and i don't shoot stoat's as i admire how tough they are. this is just my personal views and i have no problem at all with anyone else shooting these,i was just wondering if anyone else chooses not to shoot something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I don't shoot the Hares,as we dont get a lot of them around here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Don't shoot woodcock or partridge, as we don't get many. Never seen a hare, so wouldn't shoot one if I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Snipe for me too Amazing little birds, and so little meat its not really worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 me personally i don't shoot hare's,i don't eat them and can't be bothered to drag them round.i don't shoot snipe as i can't see the point from the size of them and i don't shoot stoat's as i admire how tough they are.this is just my personal views and i have no problem at all with anyone else shooting these,i was just wondering if anyone else chooses not to shoot something? I dont shoot Clays, birds, and blanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 PS is the clock wrong or should Ii be in bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I try not to shoot beaters. They taste awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 40 yrd battues outa respect you understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I avoid certain magpies, pigeons, crows, jackdaws, rooks, rabbits, fox and jays. I often fire a shot towards them anyway, and swear when as the pattern passes harmlessly by, but I can promise you I was letting it go to live its life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) 1. woodcock and snipe - first time I ever shot at woodcock I got lucky and got a left and right. When they were lying on the floor after they reminded me of wrens with big beaks. Never again, no point. I would rather save the shells for magpies. 2. hares - they have a hard enough time and I don't classify them as vermin or game. There are always a million other rabbits on my permission that I can shoot. 3. anything not on the general license - I won't go into any details but the idea of shooting a song bird for example either deliberately or by mistake makes me both angry and upset without trying to sound too gay. I think the songbird population has a very difficult time with the massive increase in cats, magpies and squirrels. I do all that I can to support songbirds. It's strange but growing up, I remember long summers and the trees and hedges stuffed with songbirds. Not now though. I would actually join the RSPB if they could get their heads out of their backsides and be realistic in supporting and sanctioning a cull of squirrels and magpies and the like. However, I digress...... Good topic posted. Makes you give a little thought to where and why your "lines" are drawn where they are. Edited March 23, 2010 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Woodcock and Snipe for me they are so small offering sod all to eat! pointless targets, Im not that keen on hare shooting either I shoot the odd one for the farmer but I dont personally like them as meat, they are about in small numbers on the land I shoot but not enough to do any harm. Alan Edited March 23, 2010 by Alanl50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Dont shoot woodcock or snipe. never see jays but wouldn't shoot one. dont shoot hares as they seem a bit to sentient? allthough i see tons of them. wouldn't shoot a weasel or stoat as they're just getting on with there lives, same as i wouldn't shoot a fox unless it was actively causing harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) is there anythhing you choose not to shoot? Partridge on two sites, not shot them there for 3 or 4 years now. I'm hoping if I keep up the work on the foxes their numbers will increase, but it's slow progress. The majority of what I do is Pest Control, so the only constraints are those set by landowners, if it's Sport I take what I can handle or have a requirement for! Edited March 23, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Very rarely shoot hares and only for the pot, never shoot magpies. Most places that I shoot have their own requests which are always obeyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 For me its English Partridge as there are so few around and easy enough to spot out from the frenchies and i dont shoot many hare for safety when on farm shoot even though you are allowed and dont bother with my rifle as i just like to seem them boxing George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Woodcock shot a pair and said if ever do it i will never shoot 1 again same if i ever shoot a pair of snipe but that is yet to happen ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Very rarely shoot hares and only for the pot, never shoot magpies. Most places that I shoot have their own requests which are always obeyed. If I may ask, why no to the Magpies? They are strong in numbers, top of the food chain and thriving at the cost of all birds below them in the food chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 If I may ask, why no to the Magpies? They are strong in numbers, top of the food chain and thriving at the cost of all birds below them in the food chain. They are the one bird that always needs to die. Never an excuse for these killers to be left!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 dont shoot hares, spent 20 mins watching one last saturday. apart from that theres very little else i wouldnt shoot, but it always depends on the situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 They are the one bird that always needs to die. Never an excuse for these killers to be left!!!! Agreed. Always top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I dont shoot hares,love to see em in the fields and they have a hard life,jays always liked these before i started shooting,magpies both barrells every time,i mainly shoot rabbits and scare pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallpauljcb1 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 wots the point in have ya gun if ya not ging to shoot out seems point less to me like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie mac Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hares are the only thing i wouldn't shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 wots the point in have ya gun if ya not ging to shoot out seems point less to me like No one is talking about not shooting 'out' by which I presume you mean 'anything.' There is however a certain responsibility some people with guns feel, that not everything has to be shot, and its up to us to choose what needs culling and what needs protecting. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Never bothered Hares for a lot of years now, & haven't got the urge to go for the Geese either. Also I wouldn't shoot Roe in March, even though they have extended the season. BJ. Edited March 23, 2010 by Bazooka Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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