kobidog Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) . Edited April 18, 2011 by kobidog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) Shooting geese with an air rifle? Edited April 17, 2011 by shoughton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobidog Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 An air rifle will kill geese just as cleany as rabbit with a headshot like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 An air rifle will kill geese just as cleany as rabbit with a headshot like this one Then maybe you should write to BASC and explain why they should update the codes of practice they publish. You obviously know more than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Here we go again Back to the pop gun debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Here we go again Back to the pop gun debate Well I won't be! Regardless of any personal views/opinions it's generally also worth looking at what is considered best practice or codes of practice from official bodies - that what would be used in any legal or other dispute. For example the RSPCA investigating the shooting of large wildfowl with air weapons ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 yes yes yes , i can see how clean the kill was and the distubance they make . good on ya for promoting pop guns in this form . im impressed . glad the "all other methods " worked for ya . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobidog Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 The kill was clean, have you ever seen i cleanly killed animal with nerves before? And we have used shotguns in the past but found that air rifles caused less noise disturbance to nesting birds, less meat damage and killed just as clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 People have been killed with airguns in the past. Perhaps the armed forces could save a few quid and issue pellet guns instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK-GUN Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 People have been killed with airguns in the past. Perhaps the armed forces could save a few quid and issue pellet guns instead they had them in WW2 and are still used today in the forces, not many people know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Were did the op go ? Did you shoot a Canada with an air rifle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 they dodnt use them in the forces do they? what for? john boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Were did the op go ? Did you shoot a Canada with an air rifle ? He has obviously removed it due to peer pressure from some posters on this forum. Yes he shot a Canada goose with an air rifle, clean kill as well despite what some might think, head straight down and wings flapping as is normal with a typical head (brain) shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 He has obviously removed it due to peer pressure from some posters on this forum. Yes he shot a Canada goose with an air rifle, clean kill as well despite what some might think, head straight down and wings flapping as is normal with a typical head (brain) shot. Personaly an air rifle for me is not the right tool for the job, rats, rabbits etc yes but a canada no ! 32g of #3 or 4s at least as a minimum. They are extremely tough birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 People have been killed with airguns in the past. Perhaps the armed forces could save a few quid and issue pellet guns instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Personaly an air rifle for me is not the right tool for the job, rats, rabbits etc yes but a canada no ! 32g of #3 or 4s at least as a minimum. They are extremely tough birds I am not saying it is the right tool but to be fair a rabbit brain is an ok shot .... but goose brain not is the skull of a goose that much harder and if we don't have enough lead with our 32 grams of no 4 ?? a bird pricked in the back end ..... need i say more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I am not saying it is the right tool but to be fair a rabbit brain is an ok shot .... but goose brain not is the skull of a goose that much harder pretty much my thoughts I didn't see the clip but in theory a stationary goose shot in the head with an airgun is probably easier than taking one with a shotgun. Its not something I'd do, I'd not advise it especially now but its hard to say it didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Oh it worked all right, looked just like a turkey a week before xmas just with out the road cone, IYKWIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i saw it, and to be honest i don't shoot anything other than clays so i'll refrain from commenting on whats is right or wrong, but the video clip is still availible for those that wish to you tube, search for Canada Goose Headshot / BSA Tactical XL .22 http://youtu.be/YjpaV2cviFk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Doesn't seem like there is much of a ''problem'' for an out of season shot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Holt Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Personaly an air rifle for me is not the right tool for the job, rats, rabbits etc yes but a canada no ! 32g of #3 or 4s at least as a minimum. They are extremely tough birds Body wise yes they are tough birds but their heads are no tougher than a rabbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Doesn't seem like there is much of a ''problem'' for an out of season shot though. Aren't Canada's on the pest list now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 they are and on the special non native bit so you can just shoot them rather than pretend you've tried saying Boo to them etc. That said shooting them while they are nesting and leaving Dependant young is something to only do where absolutely necessary unless you like shooting goslings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 they are and on the special non native bit so you can just shoot them rather than pretend you've tried saying Boo to them etc. That said shooting them while they are nesting and leaving Dependant young is something to only do where absolutely necessary unless you like shooting goslings as well. hey have to be shot under "general license" afaik you can still get in trouble for shooting them if you can't prove you have used all other means possible to clear them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 nope not with canadas have a look at the section on non native species http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wml-gl05_tcm6-24150.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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