Feral pigeons

Ok, I'll use a 12 bore shotgun instead?

I comply well within the law and having spent time working ad hoc on a farm, I have no qualms in shooting for food BUT just for food!

I sometimes wonder how people think their meat in the supermarket makes its way there? At best, stunned and a bolt through the head and that's the non halal humane way?

 

All birds are equal here. . I put feed out, they eat it. Many different types of feeders, many birds. I love them all!
Even if my brassicas suffer I won't stop feeding them, I just need to up the protection

 

@Loki Couldn't agree more, but I understand my passion may not be understood by other people doing my best to make sure both can live in harmony.

 

@mazambo , hi, no offence meant I've been offline for a bit so I don't know your passion? Everyone being in harmony sounds good to me though

 

@Loki no offence was taken

 

Followed by. Pigeon pie. Yummy. Actually I believe the feral applies to what some might call street pigeons and homing pigeons that left home. It is awkward at times to suggest/advise what the law is, relative to pigeons. The feral pigeon is or was considered to be a pest/vermin and could be destroyed by anyone at any time of the year. Although not having been classed as vermin, and this is substantiated by the fact that pigeon shoots take place and in many country areas, wood pigeons can be bought at the local butchers.

In either case, there is no close season for pigeons either feral or wood.

Various protection organizations so often tend to differ and will cause many objections. From a legal perspective. To use a gun. Be it an air gun or a firearm. The relevent lisence or FAC must be held. Then the area of use of the weapon. This includes being in a statutory distance from the center of any highway, and of course,shooting on private/public land, rules apply.

 

Nice setup. Can blackbirds and thrushes gain access?

 

@Mike Allen yes Mike, left a 12" gap at the back and the front is still open.

 

Shiney, please can you tell me where you got that info please, as to shooting across a footpath, this was also done when we got shoot towards, but all the info we could find was it's ok to shoot across public footpaths but both party's have to respect one another, as the shoot that was here two public foot paths ran right through the middle of the shoot

 

Don't come anywhere near here Woo, guns shoot anything

 

as it would be a night flight the shooters will be in the pub, you'm lucky