Ive had a look as there are too many variations on the above subject heres the interpretation of the wild life and countryside act 1981 so were all reading off the same hymn sheet .
Basc codes of practice
Sunday and Christmas Day Shooting
England & Wales:
No game (including hare) may be shot in any county on any Sunday or on Christmas day.
Before the passing of the wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Orders prohibiting the shooting of wildfowl on Sundays could be made under the provisions of sections 2 and 13 of the Protection of Birds Act 1954. Although Sunday Orders can still be made under Section 2 (3), none have been made. However, some Sunday Orders made prior to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 have not been repealed and are still in existence. They have the effect of making it illegal to shoot wildfowl on a Sunday in the following counties (or parts of counties in existence before the 1974 re-organisation):
Anglesey, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Cornwall, Denbigh, Devon, Doncaster, Glamorgan, Great Yarmouth County Borough, Isle of Ely, Leeds County Borough, Merioneth, Norfolk, Pembroke, Somerset, North and West Ridings of Yorkshire.
Scotland:
There are no statutory restrictions on the killing of game on Sunday or on Christmas Day although it is not customary to do so. Wildfowl may not be shot on Sundays or on Christmas Day.
Northern Ireland:
The following may not be shot on Sundays or on Christmas Day, under the Wildlife Order NI, the Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (NI) 2002, the Wildlife Order as amended and game act 1831, etc
•Pest birds
•Game in season
•Rabbits
•Deer
Mammalian pest control ie foxes and small vermin (rat, mouse, grey squirrel etc) there is no prohibiton on Sundays.
Amended: September 2009