ash243
Well-Known Member
as i know it and understand it
A farmer or his representative has the legal right and authority to shoot any animal on this land that is bothering or creating a nuisance to his live stock.
As the deer are on his land in the eye of the law though the deer are transient they belong to the person upon who's land the are residing on at the the time of the incident. Weather the incident be legal shooting or illegal poaching. So in theory he is within his rights to shoot the dog.
However this is just my understanding having been called upon in the past to shoot loose and unruly dogs here in Wensleydale. i have had to shoot 2 in the last 10 years.
A farmer or his representative has the legal right and authority to shoot any animal on this land that is bothering or creating a nuisance to his live stock.
As the deer are on his land in the eye of the law though the deer are transient they belong to the person upon who's land the are residing on at the the time of the incident. Weather the incident be legal shooting or illegal poaching. So in theory he is within his rights to shoot the dog.
However this is just my understanding having been called upon in the past to shoot loose and unruly dogs here in Wensleydale. i have had to shoot 2 in the last 10 years.