tiny tim Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Are you allowed to shoot mandarin ducks There is a few on the shoot and the guns reckon they are legal quarry but I don't think they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 You are correct , they cannot be legally shot. England, Wales & ScotlandThe species that can be shot during their open season are (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981): Duck Gadwall Goldeneye Mallard Pintail Pochard Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Goose Canada* Greylag Pink-footed White-fronted**(England and Wales only) Wader Golden plover Common snipe Woodcock Other Coot Moorhen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks I,ve been looking after these ,put up a nest box And first shoot day they blast away at them and then swear they are legal quarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks I,ve been looking after these ,put up a nest box And first shoot day they blast away at them and then swear they are legal quarry Rather bad form then , just make it clear if they shoot one you will report it , that should make them think twice. Very beautiful they are too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berettacocker Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Can't shoot them. There are lots in parts of Kent and Sussex, but still not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I wouldn't think helping them breed is very good form either. They are a non native species. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Mandarin_Duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordfowler Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 There were a few of these appeared on a shoot just up the road (5 years ago). Now there are bl''dy hundreds of the damn things. You can not shoot them - but - whatever you do, do not encourage them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy220 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Anyone know the reason for not shooting them? Considering a pest species effectively! Never seen one in the wild and if it doesn't taste good I wouldn't shoot anyway but just curious as to why.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Anyone know the reason for not shooting them? Considering a pest species effectively! Never seen one in the wild and if it doesn't taste good I wouldn't shoot anyway but just curious as to why.. Simply because thats what the law says , or more importantly does not say , its not on the list so it cannot be shot simple . Trouble is it is not wide spread country wide therfore their may not be sufficient numbers for it to go on the list . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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