steve_b_wales Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 If land was assessed and passed for 'up to .308', would deer have to be seen or known to be on that ground? I found some land that had been cleared for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) The main land I shoot on is cleared for 308 and the police have never set foot on it, was cleared due to the size and topography of the land. They wouldn't know what was on the land. Edited January 31, 2015 by Luckyshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Not really. You could have land where you have deer or pay for stalking and this piece of land could be used for zeroing your stalking rifle as long as it has been cleared for said calibre. It just means the land has been deemed suitable for you to shoot on the land (in their opinion) with anything upto the calibre stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Not really. You could have land where you have deer or pay for stalking and this piece of land could be used for zeroing your stalking rifle as long as it has been cleared for said calibre. It just means the land has been deemed suitable for you to shoot on the land (in their opinion) with anything upto the calibre stated. That's what I thought. This was a question I was asked by a mate in work. I have an 'open' ticket for all my rifles, including .308. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drut Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 If land was assessed and passed for 'up to .308', would deer have to be seen or known to be on that ground? I found some land that had been cleared for this. Land should be cleared for suitability/safe use of calibre not availability of target species,the only "need" to prove deer to have been seen/known would be in applying for a "suitable" rifle to deal with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I guess it also depends on your police force, when I had my first 243 the ground had only been previously cleared for rimfire as that was all that had been asked for. The FEO came to see the ground, not only to see if it was safe but also if roe deer did reside though be it occasional. I did the old high seat bit to aid things and all was fine, as it was an application for a calibre as well I guess the deer fact was important. If you have 308 and the ground is cleared then its fine to shoot there, but if you wanted a variation for 308 just having land cleared for the calibre would not be good enough reason to possess, then you would need deer or boar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I guess it also depends on your police force, when I had my first 243 the ground had only been previously cleared for rimfire as that was all that had been asked for. The FEO came to see the ground, not only to see if it was safe but also if roe deer did reside though be it occasional. I did the old high seat bit to aid things and all was fine, as it was an application for a calibre as well I guess the deer fact was important. If you have 308 and the ground is cleared then its fine to shoot there, but if you wanted a variation for 308 just having land cleared for the calibre would not be good enough reason to possess, then you would need deer or boar. What sort of knowledge did your FEO have of deer activity, especially if they were sparse on the ground? Admittedly there are a few who are involved with shooting and they have some knowledge but most don't. I'm presuming (I may be wrong) your ground is in the Gloucestershire area and if so he should have already known that deer resided in your region without seeing for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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