Deer as vermin??
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Clueless
The log-in names are daft and the comments are dafter.
I'm not on pigeon watch and not tempted to join if that's representative.
I'm not on pigeon watch and not tempted to join if that's representative.
I had this exact conversation with a guy not too long ago who was adament that Muntjac were vermin and could be shot with a .22 or shotgun. I tried to explain to him that he was completely wrong but not sure if it sunk in.
CLUELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jimbo1984
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Exactly , no telling some people ....
The funny thing was that he was in the process of studying for his DSC 1 and also applying for an FAC with deer legal rifle. Muppet
jimbo1984
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Doesn't shock me really the ignorance ive found from a lot of dsc holders is staggering
rick6point5
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What I find most unsettling, is that it reads as if someone is offering this 'experience' for money!! beggars belief..
All deer can be classed as vermin when they become agricultural pests, the same as any other animals that become a nuisance to farmers.
Ian.
Ian.
roedeerred
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This seems to be an ever growing problem the government and the media seem to be painting deer that way much of the time.
I dont think it has anything to do with government or media, when an animal or animals are constantly eating your crops, they become pests or vermin.
ian.
The correct definition for grandchildren is "ankle-biters" I speak with tongue in cheek.
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"Rug Rats" is in common use down under, and unfortunately all deer, pigs. rabbits and hares are classed as vermin in God's zone, only good thing about it is no season no hunting licence no bag limit
no calibre restrictions in most cases
Yes you are correct they can be classed as vermin, however if you look at the law regarding shotguns for use against deer , what was being offered here is against the law.
EMcC
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When I first shot Roe Deer in the West Country they were classed as pests and shot out of hand with shotguns.
I must point out that they were shot with 12 Guage guns and using the sg or ssg and taken at close range.
I never did see one run after being shot.
They were shot mainly to get rid of them and very few ended up on the dinner table.
Then as they became more prolific towards the end of the fifties and early sixties, rifles were used and the carcas looked more palateable so shooting Deer became classed as Stalking.
There were not many people owning rifles then, so I was often asked to shoot them and had miles and miles of farms to roam over, not so today.
At that time the only Stalking was done by 'gentry' in the Scottish highlands but now it had spread to the West Country and now we have it as we know it today.
I must point out that they were shot with 12 Guage guns and using the sg or ssg and taken at close range.
I never did see one run after being shot.
They were shot mainly to get rid of them and very few ended up on the dinner table.
Then as they became more prolific towards the end of the fifties and early sixties, rifles were used and the carcas looked more palateable so shooting Deer became classed as Stalking.
There were not many people owning rifles then, so I was often asked to shoot them and had miles and miles of farms to roam over, not so today.
At that time the only Stalking was done by 'gentry' in the Scottish highlands but now it had spread to the West Country and now we have it as we know it today.
Correct, I remember it well and as a keeper at the time was involved in it, however the law on the use of shotguns for deer has changed since then, as has most people's attitude to the use of them on deer.
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