al4x Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 On a driven pheasant shoot I can understand the sporting aspect of shooting only the high challenging birds. However, rough shooting for the pot or for vermin control, I don't think it is really applicable. I Depends if you are after sport or just killing things. There are a lot of beginners here and it shouldn't be deemed acceptable to be blasting at ducks on water or pheasants etc on the ground. People also want to double check they can shoot game and wildfowl on their permissions before doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 [The whole sporting/non-sporting debate is quite simply put as Birds having wings should be shot in the air, ground dwelling game is shot on the ground. This is sporting by the fact that each type of animal/bird has the best chance of escaping by use of it's normal means of movement. This is the point is it not, However lets throw the punt gunner into the frame, he shoots at birds on the water after stalking them, a traditional method of supporting a family with food and an income, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 [The whole sporting/non-sporting debate is quite simply put as Birds having wings should be shot in the air, ground dwelling game is shot on the ground. This is sporting by the fact that each type of animal/bird has the best chance of escaping by use of it's normal means of movement. This is the point is it not, However lets throw the punt gunner into the frame, he shoots at birds on the water after stalking them, a traditional method of supporting a family with food and an income, Good point well made about the punt gunner, but in times past when it really was done as a way of earning a living, there were plenty of birds about. The decline of brent geese being attributable to this among other things. Still not sporting, but point made well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Divided we stand and united we fall At the end of the day we are clearly never going to agree! You shoot how you like, I will shoot how I like and as long as we are both acting within the confines of the law of the land then there is no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 God we really need a clapping smily face.... thingy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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