mr lee Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 On one of our shoots they have a problem with badgers and asked us to 'deal with them..'. Now neither my mate or me are willing to shoot them so we have been told 'if we don't or can't then they will have to find someone who will get rid of them..' ******! I haven't had the chance to browse the BASC website yet to see how we stand with regards to dealing with them but I was always under the assumption we were not allowed to. Am I right or not? Whilst we really don't want to lose the shoot, I also don't want to end up in court and run the risk of losing my FAC and fined or worse. Can anybody in the know inform me where we stand in regards to this throny issue. I could do with something to print off and show them that states the risks and punishment we could end up with if it is illegal to shoot them. I will have a look on BASC now though in the meantime to see what info I can find. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Sorry to hear this. What is the problem with the badgers? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Check the Natural England General Licences. Pretty sure you need some separate licence to remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Sorry to hear this. What is the problem with the badgers? David Burrowing into the side of a golf course. From what i understand of it, they are generally making a mess of the fairways. The groundskeeper has spoken to my shooting partner as it is a shoot he secured for us both originally. He's just computer illiterate though so asked me if I could check before we go back up there to minimise the rabbit population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Check the Natural England General Licences. Pretty sure you need some separate licence to remove them. Cheers Sam, I'll have a browse online now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 They are highly protected. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Tell them that it is illegal for you to harm, or disturb them in any way. Whilst you can obtain a licence from Defra in extreme circumstances, I doubt that a few holes in the fairway will count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Pretty much what I though too guys. Guess that's a lost shoot then but at least a saved licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I would not give up so quick, its doubtful that anyone will agree to what they want. Are the badgers actually living on the golf course, or just causing damage passing through ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I would not give up so quick, its doubtful that anyone will agree to what they want. Are the badgers actually living on the golf course, or just causing damage passing through ? Cranfield, I can honestly say in the 6 months we have had the shoot, I have never seen one badger. (Having said that, I haven't been looking for them though..) My mate has spoken to the green keeper and said we will go up this weekend to have a chat and see what is going on and then see if we can come up with a solution. In the meantime I said i would find out what we could legally do about them as I was sure they were protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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