pheasants

endasmail

just wondering would people hear consider it bad sportmanship to shoot pheasants with a rifle

mightymouse311

well that would be a yes mate seen as to the best of my knowledge its illegal :eek:

IRLConor

Yep, unless Section 33 of the Wildlife Act has been overridden by something I don't know about, it's forbidden to shoot a protected wild bird with a rifle.

k_d

wheres the sport in that lads, iv been out shootin and seen birds sittin in a hedge but would not shoot untill dog found and put them up, pheasant is a sportin bird and the challenge is great, anyone can take a pheasant sittin, but thats not sport.

cavan shooter

Des Crofton wrote a gem of a guide to the wildlife acts which is very useful and every shooter should have it (or similiar, not advocating his is the only guide etc etc etc)

As posted killing a pheasant or game bird with a rifle would be against the law.

pullandbang

endasmail wrote: »

just wondering would people hear consider it bad sportmanship to shoot pheasants with a rifle

Not only is it bad sportmanship, it's illegal.

Sparks

pullandbang wrote: »

Not only is it bad sportmanship, it's illegal.

Not only that, even suggesting that someone did so has been sufficient grounds for a libel suit which left someone facing damages in excess of thirty thousand pounds not too long ago.

endasmail

wont be shooting any pheasants so

pm.

endasmail wrote: »

wont be shooting any pheasants so

you can shoot them just not with a rifle

snelltrading

ya thats bad all right they should only be shot with shotgun and at that only off the ground in flight in a club in shelton abbey arklow its 2000 euro fine if you shoot [cocks only] pheasant on the ground but if your on farmers land or in bandit country round fram land its up to you far worse has been done:eek:

clivej

cavan shooter wrote: »

Des Crofton wrote a gem of a guide to the wildlife acts which is very useful and every shooter should have it (or similiar, not advocating his is the only guide etc etc etc)

As posted killing a pheasant or game bird with a rifle would be against the law.

Any chance of a link to that acticle:rolleyes:

wildfowler

live in england for a while and used to beat on a shoot and they used to shoot all the cock birds with a rifle after the season. what a waste.

J.R.

clivej wrote: »

Any chance of a link to that acticle:rolleyes:

It's not available on line as far as I know....it's a booklet explaining the Wildlife Act 1976 and the Wildlife Acts Ammendments 2000......well worth purchasing.....no price on NARGC site but I think it was about €9 when I bought it 2 years ago.


'Practical Guide to The Wildlife Acts'....Des Crofton

http://www.nargc.ie/site/publications.aspx

foxhunter

pm. wrote: »

you can shoot them just not with a rifle

And not till next november http://www.irishfieldsports.com/law.htm