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The Natural Philosopher

Neil Barker wrote:
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Neil Barker wrote:

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No coyotes here but the recommended device for eradication of vermin is a
shotgun and unlike handguns these are NOT banned in the UK.
Complete crap.
Shotguns are NOT BANNED in the UK.

FACT not crap.

ROTFLMAO !

The 'recommended' device for eradication of vermin is most certainly
NOT a shotgun. The government publishes a list of different 'vermin'
and lists the approved calibres for their humane dispatch. You won't
see 'shotgun' on many at all.

Typically .22 for small vermin such as rabbits, .22-250 / .223 for fox
and generally .243 upwards for deer.

Thank you. I couldn't remember what the calibers were.

Deer, you may not realise, can be classes as 'vermin'. Anyone trying to
dispatch a deer with a shotgun needs their head examing and certificate
removing from them. The only way to kill a deer with a shotgun, apart
from at point-blank range which is simply not viable, is using solid-
slugs - which are not available to section-2 certificate holders.

Indeed. Round here shotguns are strictly for the birds. Occasionally
rabbis and rats, but a 22 is the preferred weapon for bunnies.

Due to teh fact taht the hunting is banned* and very few people own
larger caliber weapons, the deer and the foxes get off scot free.

*although ther are still large hound packs and regular hunting meets. I
guess they must be 'drag' hunting and if they happen to find a live
fox..well. shrug Dogs will do what dogs will do eh? ;-)