Legality of catapults?

[Jh1986]

I have the utmost respect for anyone that can successfully dispatch small prey with a catapult. I bought a Wasp catapult a couple of years ago and I'd struggle to hit a double decker bus at 10m.

That said, I'm not sure that catapults are doing the minimum suffering you can offer your quarry so it's not for me.

 

[hendrix's rifle]

I have the utmost respect for anyone that can successfully dispatch small prey with a catapult. I bought a Wasp catapult a couple of years ago and I'd struggle to hit a double decker bus at 10m.

That said, I'm not sure that catapults are doing the minimum suffering you can offer your quarry so it's not for me.

Many moons ago at a local show i used to win the old black widows until I got kicked out... 4 was my record before I was told to leave. Stopped playing with them when I snapped a band and caught myself with it

 

[KimE]

For moose?

 

[Husky]

Yons a wee bit big fur a wee moose

 

[Triggermortis]

I think anyone not using one responsibly deserves to to be dealt with, what’s wrong in this story is the tone and misleading contents of the sergeants statement.

 

[Docoak21]

Does this not fall under the same restrictions as bows/crossbows in the UK?

 

[Heym SR20]

Does this not fall under the same restrictions as bows/crossbows in the UK?

No. There is no mention of catapults in the section of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, section Prohibition on Certain Methods of Killing or Taking Wild Birds.

However all wild birds and animals are protected by law. There are exceptions - game birds when in season. Those on the open general license can only be taken for very specific reasons as detailed, and by methods as detailed in the license.

Given the mention about peoples property I would suspect the individual arrested has been shooting at cats, dogs etc and shooting catapults on land where he no lawful permission. But as always arrest is an arrest. The real test will be if he us charged, then prosecuted and taken to court.

 

[Mr. Gain]

Whatever the facts of the case, the report is clearly not interested in sharing them.

 

[Scarpa]

I still make the odd catapult myself, you do need to practice a lot to get accurate with them.

 

[KimE]

Yons a wee bit big fur a wee moose

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Its a mus in Swedish.

 

[willowbank]

Used to use one in my early teens. 1/2" ball bearings my Father used to bring me from work. Shot many rabbits and the odd hare with one. Had one confiscated by the local Bobby after shooting a woodpigeon in the Churchyard.

Used to use marbles, did the job....

WB

 

[Bo Diddley]

Used to use marbles, did the job....

WB

Blimey, marbles and ball bearings, you buggers must have had plenty of pocket money, we had to sift around in the gravel on the neighbour's drive to get the nice shiny round stones for our ammo.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Blimey, marbles and ball bearings, you buggers must have had plenty of pocket money, we had to sift around in the gravel on the neighbour's drive to get the nice shiny round stones for our ammo.

As kids,our favourite uncle was uncle Harry,he worked in the railway workshop. Every so often he would press out worn bearings and keep the ball bearings for us kids.
Utter luxury after using stones

 

[Bo Diddley]

As kids,our favourite uncle was uncle Harry,he worked in the railway workshop. Every so often he would press out worn bearings and keep the ball bearings for us kids.
Utter luxury after using stones

Good uncles are great. I like to think I've given my nieces and nephews a few chuckles and offered a little help along their life's journey.

My last uncle died a couple of weeks ago. Funeral this Wednesday. He was always cheerful and had loads of sage advice if you needed any, his feet were well and truly on the ground.

 

[JTO]

We found dozens of industrial marbles in a pheasant pen once, indication some some sort of commercial premises had been burgled. Marbles were often used by scallywags to move heavy safes around.

 

[finbar]

We used to collect iron ore of the side of the railway line! Milbro back in the day then the black widow
Just found one at work sent of for elastic …. Watch this space

 

[willowbank]

We found dozens of industrial marbles in a pheasant pen once, indication some some sort of commercial premises had been burgled. Marbles were often used by scallywags to move heavy safes around.

How many headless poults did you find along with the marbles?

WB

 

[Chris Richardson]

As a lad I shot loads of rabbits and squirrels with a catapult ( but that was when there were a lot of rabbits about now it’s mostly hares ) probably couldn’t hit a barn door now

 

[enfieldspares]

Blimey, marbles and ball bearings, you buggers must have had plenty of pocket money, we had to sift around in the gravel on the neighbour's drive to get the nice shiny round stones for our ammo.

Blimey! Gravel? You had luxury to be able to use gravel for catapult ammunition.

We used to have to eat gravel.

It certainly wasn't to be wasted on catapult ammunition!

Here with the late Tim Brooke-Taylor, left and the late Marty Feldman, right.

 

[Bo Diddley]

@enfieldspares , thanks for the clip. I have tears running down my face