Stalking locked down?
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CarlW
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Not me. Freezers are full of venison, my own lambs, and buckets of frozen fruits from last autumn.
Freeforester
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Thanks for this Banus, my position is concerning food production, my EHO has responded, though not as yet heard back from the local firearms licensing department. EHO said:
"I do not see food manufacturing featuring on the UK’s list of non-essential businesses that must close.
Coronavirus Support for Businesses in Scotland
Market stalls do feature as businesses that may trade, but I would treat this with great care and concern for distancing. I would like far more clarity on this one, and will defer to more information coming from Scottish Government. Please can I keep in touch with you about this one?
If you can continue to provide a service, whether delivery out to shops or customers, or a scheduled collection service, and maintain distancing I do not think, given the current information that we would place a prohibition on you. Obviously, the huge caveat is, this is subject to change at any moment and we continue to monitor and follow Government sources of information closely. Any change, and I will come back to you." (Ends)
For clarification, all markets are now suspended, and anyway I will not be attending any until I myself am satisfied the risk from close contact infection is gone, period. Shop drops and mail order or private sales with appropriate precautionary measures are the only way I'll be continuing, I don't even want to be in proximity with any customer. Will let you know the response from police as and when I receive it.
For further clarification, nothing will happen before I get the nod from the Police, as the carrying and use of firearms are central to my own situation.
Hi Dartmoor, I listened to Gove on the BBC today and here is a cut and paste from what he said regarding exercise and leaving the house
On different types of exercise, he said people would be allowed to run, walk or go to an allotment, but not to do more social activities, such as playing golf.
Yep my course has closed now, so I will be stopping at home now until told otherwise.
AN DU RU FOX
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you can do the same thing at home with one of them fancy bats and a placcy ball.
Ranger22
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you can do the same thing at home with one of them fancy bats and a placcy ball.
Nah, you can get the kids to cut the grass, the practice net needs to go up.
AN DU RU FOX
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only if they use scissors and work left to right keep em busy for a couple of days.
you can do the same thing at home with one of them fancy bats and a placcy ball.
Being an addict, I have extensive training facilities. They do not involve the use of lesser equipment but certainly involve hitting away from windows (and glasses, and cups and plates
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I could have sworn I saw a smile on the face of a Roe Buck this morning at the thought of all that carefree nooky to be enjoyed in the months ahead! It can't be easy keeping up one's 'performance' with those cute-arsed lady roe when one eye must always be kept open for those SD rail-loving-head-shot-shooting Deer Managers we all read about on here!
Must stop sniffing the hand gel sanitiser.
K
Must stop sniffing the hand gel sanitiser.
K
Just thought I'd write this on here...
I've been in contact the farmer on one of my permissions. He wishes me to continue pest control over his crops. I have called my FEO asking what his stance on this would be and he gave me the following guidance:
"Are you in contact with any other people? No. Are you self-isolating, be it in a field or at home? Yes. Are you carrying out a task that is necessary for the protection of crops and thus the production of food? Yes. Then apply some common sense, get out and do your job"
Warwickshire Constabulary for anyone who is curious. I shall be getting a letter of instruction from the farmer and I shall be going out and self-isolating in a hedge somewhere blasting pigeons
Like my FEO says, apply common sense. Are we in the habit of lethally wounding ourselves as shooters? Are we REALLY going to be a burden on emergency services?
Stay cooped up if you want but the aim is clear, stay away from other people - be it at home or in a field
Edit: Want to add that this isn't intended to kick up a storm but there is an option to get out and enjoy our hobby even amongst all this chaos going on, your circumstances may be different
I've been in contact the farmer on one of my permissions. He wishes me to continue pest control over his crops. I have called my FEO asking what his stance on this would be and he gave me the following guidance:
"Are you in contact with any other people? No. Are you self-isolating, be it in a field or at home? Yes. Are you carrying out a task that is necessary for the protection of crops and thus the production of food? Yes. Then apply some common sense, get out and do your job"
Warwickshire Constabulary for anyone who is curious. I shall be getting a letter of instruction from the farmer and I shall be going out and self-isolating in a hedge somewhere blasting pigeons
Like my FEO says, apply common sense. Are we in the habit of lethally wounding ourselves as shooters? Are we REALLY going to be a burden on emergency services?
Stay cooped up if you want but the aim is clear, stay away from other people - be it at home or in a field
Edit: Want to add that this isn't intended to kick up a storm but there is an option to get out and enjoy our hobby even amongst all this chaos going on, your circumstances may be different
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CarlW
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To do this is bad PR for shooters, whether your FEO agrees or not.
Look at Wetherspoons and Sports Direct: I wouldn't want to be a shareholder in either of them once this is all over and the public start punishing them for their greed. We really don't want to share that boat.
Orion
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Is Gerald Ratner a deer stalker, could almost swear he’s been posting on here.
CarlW
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Who knows. Let's cope with today first.
.270
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I just have to let you know how I see this. Coronavirus there is NO cure as there is no cure for the common cold and the flu, and if you think you can stay in for twelve weeks and then go out and not catch it you are a fool. this lockdown is to try to slow down the virus so that everyone don't catch it all at once, as it would overrun the NHS. This virus is all around the world now and you all will catch it at some point just as you do the flu. I have just heard, "don't know if true yet". That if your farmers where you shoot need protection for there livestock regarding lambing/ chickens ETC and write a letter asking you for protection, you will not be breaking the law but at the present there is no law to stop you yet. Just try to help everyone you can, but try to take care of yourself, the old, and the sick. Take care,all of you. ATB David.
I can't imagine not working for 2 whole months... I would have expected it to be 3 weeks - long enough for any cases outside hospital to become symptomatic and get them contained, and the virus on surfaces to perish.
I've got a strange sense of guilt, being sat at home on my arse for the time being instead of at work
I've got a strange sense of guilt, being sat at home on my arse for the time being instead of at work
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