jammie*dodger Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Travelling home today I spotted a field that must have had at least 100 gulls on it. Now I know people on here will shoot Crows as well as Pigeons but are you allowed to shoot Gulls? Seems like common sense says yes but i'd like to know for certain. Cheers, JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Certain species under the general licence yes. However I would put money on the majority of shooters not being able to correctly differentiate between a protected gull and a gull which can be shot. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie*dodger Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Ah, I see. Must be a problem for farmers near the coast or any landfills. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Depends, afterall they aren't exactly reknowned for destroying crops however they could be a problem if you had a flightpond with ducklings on it. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashireunter Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 You can shoot herring gulls and greater black backs. I used to do them on a landfillsite. The only problem is people tend to phone the old bill when they see you doing it. If your asked to control them I would let the police know and have a copy of the open general licence with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/...dgull/index.asp http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/...dgull/index.asp http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/...ggull/index.asp easy to mix up with gulls not on the GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Why would you want to? Hardly sporting old chap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie*dodger Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Why would you want to? Hardly sporting old chap! personally I wouldn't want to. I'd prefer to only shoot what i'd eat. I believe legally we are there for pest control though - if they are feeding on the crop I'd imagine the farmer would want them to be shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashireunter Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Landfill sites have a legal responsibility to control them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Why would you want to? Hardly sporting old chap! Might be cheeper than clays eh? Can't wait for thoese green noisy ******* to be added to the list, they way they fly would make a really challenging shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Might be cheeper than clays eh? Can't wait for thoese green noisy ******* to be added to the list, they way they fly would make a really challenging shot! Ring Necked Parakeets? FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Why would you want to? Hardly sporting old chap! I've seen greater black backed seagulls kill new lambs on us as the ewe was eating at the feed trough. Ewe will leave the lamb in what she thinks is a safe spot and head off for a bite to eat, gull will land and start on the lamb, young lambs are dumber than a bag of rocks, everything's the Mammy to them. I don't go out of my way to shoot them, but if I get one handy this time of year I don't pass him up. If they're doing no harm though I see no point in it, waste of time and ammo. Edited March 22, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I worked on a dairy farm a few years ago in Buckinghamshire, and we had an outbreak of salmonella in the herd, the cause was put down to the number of gulls and the amount of muck they left on the pasture, it must have been one of them rare summers when we didn't get much rain. Also they do the same as crows and have the eyes and tongue off a new born lamb before the ewes finnished pushing the ****** out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...64&hl=Gulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie*dodger Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...64&hl=Gulls Thanks, I stand chastised for not having used the search facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Why would you want to? Hardly sporting old chap! depends if you are shooting for sport or shooting for pest control. If you are shooting for sport, what license are you shooting under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/hailsham...s-of.3998549.jp cant do it for SPORT old chap. Edited March 23, 2009 by markbivvy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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