Recent content by highlander243

Hi there, just wondering if you have anymore info on this?, when I phoned nature scot the other week they were adamant that I needed a night licence to shoot marauding deer on my own land(at night). The fact they were marauding didn't seem to matter. Cheers

Hi folks, I'm looking at doing my dsc level 1, I believe it can be done in thurso? Just wonder if anyone has done it there and who would be the person/company to contact to get the ball rolling? Many thanks

Going to try and phone them tomorrow, didn't get a chance today

Thanks for the replies, sounds like it would be best to get my level 1, and get organised for next winter to be 100% sure it was legal. As said there are plenty people about only too happy to pick up the phone if they hear a shot in the night

Am I right in thinking this is the part of the act that applies to owners and occupiers that clears you to shoot at night? Ive read it and there is no mention of daylight hours, which as you say is a green light

Some is, some is owned, and some is not croft land

Interesting. I'm.assuming if I phoned them and asked then, they will probably say no way and I need a license?

If you follow that general authorisation link you get the following.

Would it be the same rules that apply during the day for marauding deer?

Don't suppose you have a link to any legislation stating marauding deer can be shot at night without licence?, I've googled but not found anything. Not that I doubt what your saying would just like to read any official documents. Many thanks

I tend to be quite Conservative tbh, most I've shot in one go is 3 I like to make sure they go down and stay down. They are definitely damaging improved grazing have a load coming in onto anew field of grass every night, I've shot a couple at sunset but they are straight back in so the don't...

Really? They are definitely marauding, also crossing a busy a road going from hill down into fields causing danger to traffic, we get numerous deer killed every year. Hit one myself a few years back

My friend is level 1

Yes it's fenced fields I want to shoot on

Good evening. I have read through a lot of threads on here already but not quite found what I was after. Deer numbers have ballooned in recent years and are now causing a lot of damage to crops and grazing. I have shot a good few during daylight hours over the years, but really need to get at...