Recent content by Silvius

Roebuck first and Roebuck favourite. Its is elegant, you can carry it, its got nice antlers and there is enough meat to make it feel worthwhile. A small Muntjac can barely seem worth the powder and the fuss of the butchery. That said if a roe has not turned up after an hour or so, I will not...

Could be getting going. Having read this thread, I thought I would take a look. I was out at about 7.30 this morning watching a deer I had spotted on thermal. It was annoyingly behind a bush, and not identifiable as male or female, so I was just watching and messing with my scope trying to get...

True public safety is the trump card. Unless its a just stop oil protest, or its a fashionable minority having a festival, then it would be wrong to interfere even if they commit crimes or endanger people.

When its convenient, in business hours, for a fee and after getting the outing cleared.

Yes I think your point about higher level of right is a really good one. If we held innocent people at gun point and handcuffed them as a citizen's arrest of a possible poacher, then released them we would be in jail and a victim impact statement would be read out at our sentencing. Its like the...

Good question. We were verbally told we were under arrest. As a FAC holder one really has no idea about the justice system here, because one has not committed any crimes. I think that arresting you then allows them to search you (because then they might find something to justify the hit?) Again...

Thanks. If it looked like I had a very strong case it might be a step to take on the behalf of the community but I imagine one could spend a lot on lawyers and get nowhere. I think I need to gather information. I have submitted a request for information to the police for the emergency call that...

Good explanation of the logic but there will be probably over 5,000,000 legal sorties with long barrelled weapons into the countryside per year. This is not an unusual activity. This is not a suspicious activity in itself, so it does not merit any of this. "Has gun" is not a good reason. If it...

Very likely the response but what reason do they have apart from "has rifle and had rifle" I am not feeling violated. I just think this is an opportunity to stand up for our rights as a group and that I should do something, even if just to raise awareness. If we all just accept things, things...

Following up on advice I have been given I can see that this arrest does not satisfy Article 5 of the human rights act or PACE Legal grounds for claiming this was an illegal arrest 2. Elements of Arrest under section 24 PACE 2.1 A lawful arrest requires two elements: A person’s...

Good question. I have shot that wood for years and not heard of anything of interest being near there. But one never knows.

Good stuff. Thanks

When I reached the road. I think after the handcuffs. I had long before called out "I have a rifle, may I take it off (my shoulder)" and on my second request been allowed to put it on the ground as it and the heavy clothing were making it hard to climb the very steep rocky hill with my hands in...

Yes, I agree. What the police focus on is a good barometer of public sentiment. They just do their job. If we just accept that position as fine, then what next? Against us is a well funded lobby who feel they have the moral upper hand. If we stay silent, they will continue their advances into...

I might contact my MP. This will be an interesting one for her. She is a newly elected Liberal Democrat.