I'm sure this has been done before but does anyone know the legalities of shooting across a road? For example, 1 bank to another with a road i between?
Shooting across a road
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Rusty Gate
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I'd of thought it were a no no, there are ranges that do in the UK but think the roads not visible from the firing point along with a whole lot of risk assessments/method statements before the insurance & FEO would sign it off. Check with your FEO first, I'm just giving a best guess.
With the risk of being shot down by some, when I did a little research on the subject a few years ago I could find no law against doing so.
I occasionally shoot, as you describe, across our lane, from elevated land into the fields on the other side of the road.
We also stand guns on one of our drives were to address birds it is necessary to fire across the road.
Would I do so across the M5, no but across a country lane where a clear view of road users is possible, yes.
I occasionally shoot, as you describe, across our lane, from elevated land into the fields on the other side of the road.
We also stand guns on one of our drives were to address birds it is necessary to fire across the road.
Would I do so across the M5, no but across a country lane where a clear view of road users is possible, yes.
So the road i would be shooting across is a single lane country road, maybe a good 30_40ft higher than the road. I can also see anything left and right. Presumption is to take care whilst doing so? Thanks
Rusty Gate
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That's what your FEO will answer best
EMcC
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I doubt that, unless there is something written down in black and white he will use his idea of common sense and to save any come back on him , he will say it is forbidden.
His idea of common sense will always be different from yours as you are the only one able to assess whether it is safe or not.
Many pheasant shoots often stand on the road or very close to it and fire but then again it will need common sense to know whether it is safe or not.
A road in the country is not like the M5 or even an A or B road, so again you would have to assess whether the 'Road' is in regular use or only occassionally.
Hedgehogs are suffering predation from badgers like never before why ? Because there has been a surge in badger
numbers in recent years its that simple.
Of course the hedgehog is not innocent either ask any keeper they are an absolute menace to ground nesting birds
not only taking the eggs but killing the hen bird when she is incubating.
Trapped loads of them as a young keeper(when it was still legal) some in tunnel traps but a very effective method was to sink an old bucket in to the ground and bait with rabbit guts the hedgehogs would jump into the bucket to get the guts
and find themselves unable to climb back out.
So who is the real villain s badgers or hedgehogs? Well neither actually its all about numbers or balance as a previous
poster said.
And it should be up to us to see that the balance in all things is maintained ,but that is probably to simplistic for some
especially those that would like to have us believe that nature will find its own balance and there is no need for man to become involved.
numbers in recent years its that simple.
Of course the hedgehog is not innocent either ask any keeper they are an absolute menace to ground nesting birds
not only taking the eggs but killing the hen bird when she is incubating.
Trapped loads of them as a young keeper(when it was still legal) some in tunnel traps but a very effective method was to sink an old bucket in to the ground and bait with rabbit guts the hedgehogs would jump into the bucket to get the guts
and find themselves unable to climb back out.
So who is the real villain s badgers or hedgehogs? Well neither actually its all about numbers or balance as a previous
poster said.
And it should be up to us to see that the balance in all things is maintained ,but that is probably to simplistic for some
especially those that would like to have us believe that nature will find its own balance and there is no need for man to become involved.
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Wrong thread mate
For the best part is a quiet road, to be fair its that tight and twisty around 90 percent of people who use it beep whilst coming up it to be sure nothing is coming down
Sorry! Don't know how I managed that.
Them drams your having lolSorry! Don't know how I managed that.
North Stalker
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On my FAC states that “blah blah blah over which ground blah blah blah legal authority to shoot over”.
so unless you have authorisation to shoot over the road, it’s a no no!
Exactly the same as shooting over your neighbours ground to shoot a deer if you had a “L” shaped bit of ground. You are not within your condition if you shot across the unauthorised ground from end to end.
so unless you have authorisation to shoot over the road, it’s a no no!
Exactly the same as shooting over your neighbours ground to shoot a deer if you had a “L” shaped bit of ground. You are not within your condition if you shot across the unauthorised ground from end to end.
I suppose we can only speak for ourselves in this since I know of no law (except the 50 foot rule ) that prevents shooting across a road - I wouldnt do it because I believe the airspace above anything belongs to he who owns the ground so anyone shooting over my land would literally get a rocket back.
ade343
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I agree with this chain of thought, are you shooting over land that you have permission on? The offence to be careful of is shooting within 50 feet of the centre of the highway and causing danger to road users.
I'm not so sure about that. I believe that there's a law that makes it an offence to allow an airgun pellet to be discharged across the boundary, but that's not the case with other firearms. Personally I would shoot across an L shaped piece of land, or a country road if high above it or clear view for miles each way.
I know someone who's into long ranges hooting and has a target set up on one of his permissions, on one side of a valkey, and his house is 500m on the other side. There are 2 country lanes in the bottom of the valley, and several other peoples land.
If i moved to the other piece is have to negotiate multiple fences and then have no backstop as is be pointing uphill on quite an angle, hence the question lol
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