Bluebarrels Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 i have decoyed them on grassland (clover...sheeps food), why is it any different to shooting them in a woods on a february afternoon when they come in to roost or over stubble?? they arent eating crops when in the trees roosting and they sure aint damagaing crops when munching what the combines left as its only going to get ploughed in!? you are still protecting crops, just not directly over the crop were the damage is been done? please correct me if i am wrong! :good: :good: TJ91 you beat me to it mate,i was out and about with the gun today,and giving this post some thought and was going to post something along the lines of your post Maybe my original post could have been a little clearer However i posted it to hilight the situation that occured with regards to the Ramblers didnt for one minute think it would turn into a GL debate BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) This is an old chestnut I suppose and we can all interpret the GL in our own way. I think roost shooting is probably borderline infringement of the GL... certainly non shooters would probably construe it so. We surely must be careful though where we choose to decoy Pigeons to...If we all started decoying to pasture or non target crops I wonder what would happen ? Not according to the legal expert in Sporting Gun. In roost shooting you are complying with the GL in ensuring the next day and subsequent days that pigeons are controlled under the relevant sections/terms of the GL. 2nd Paragraph. Nothing! Its is completely legal under the terms of the GL. Apart from a numpty that was in the press some while ago for wounding a pigeon in his garden that subsequently involved the RSPCA and the police, when was the last time anyone heard of a chap out decoying getting pulled under the scrutiny of the GL. There are so many comments on PW these days seeming to try curb and frighten us into not doing our sport that I seriously question the motive of such posts. Edited August 25, 2011 by turbo33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jef Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I once tried to talk to Ramblers but they just went on and on and on............. I'll get me coat JF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I once tried to talk to Ramblers but they just went on and on and on............. I'll get me coat JF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 like he said best pack up and go home, you wont win with them.they will come off better, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 This is an old chestnut I suppose and we can all interpret the GL in our own way. I think roost shooting is probably borderline infringement of the GL... certainly non shooters would probably construe it so. We surely must be careful though where we choose to decoy Pigeons to...If we all started decoying to pasture or non target crops I wonder what would happen ? Nothing would happen as it goes on all over the uk people roost shooting ,shooting over clover and stubbles its been going on for ever . As said i take it as protecting crops even if shooting over stubbles as a dead bird will not be eating crops again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Nothing would happen as it goes on all over the uk people roost shooting ,shooting over clover and stubbles its been going on for ever . As said i take it as protecting crops even if shooting over stubbles as a dead bird will not be eating crops again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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