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Just reading Tweedledee's post and was wondering about Sunday shooting in N.Ireland. I was always told that "it was never done" but I see lots of posts from Scotland, England and Wales were the guys are shooting on Sunday. I don't know anybody who does but was curious about it. Is it law or ettiquete?

 

It's illegal over here to shoot any wild animal on Sunday.

 

All wild birds in Northern Ireland are protected on Sundays or on Christmas Day, under the Wildlife Order NI.

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Just reading Tweedledee's post and was wondering about Sunday shooting in N.Ireland. I was always told that "it was never done" but I see lots of posts from Scotland, England and Wales were the guys are shooting on Sunday. I don't know anybody who does but was curious about it. Is it law or ettiquete?

 

It's illegal over here to shoot any wild animal on Sunday.

 

All wild birds in Northern Ireland are protected on Sundays or on Christmas Day, under the Wildlife Order NI.

 

 

so you cant twist it and say vermain control?? lol

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Was out early on saturday morn for a walk, around 6.30am, with the dog trying to get a few duck, but mainly to give the dog some exercise and a bit of refresher training.Had to be back by 9am. Seen a few pigeons flitting about, but was tied up all day, was coming home around 4.30pm and stopped at a field that had several hundred crows and magpies in it. Was too tired to go out at the at time. So at least the birds are around had bother finding them the last few weeks

This was on a field of barley that last week was healthy and is now destroyed. I don't think that the farmer is even going to bother cuttin it.

I also spotted aboout 12 pheasants on the edge of the adjoining barley field which is part of the club grounds so hopefully this will provide good holding cover for them.

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Just reading Tweedledee's post and was wondering about Sunday shooting in N.Ireland. I was always told that "it was never done" but I see lots of posts from Scotland, England and Wales were the guys are shooting on Sunday. I don't know anybody who does but was curious about it. Is it law or ettiquete?

 

It's illegal over here to shoot any wild animal on Sunday.

 

All wild birds in Northern Ireland are protected on Sundays or on Christmas Day, under the GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT .

 

:good::good:

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