Lets see your Guns.

[Muddy42]

48 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

Are they allowed to be taken at night?

 

Or is it because it is a cull for control?

 

 

 

Scotland recently permitted a range of digital scopes, thermal and light intensifying etc. but I think this is for daytime shooting (or up to an hour after sunset).  Night time shooting (after this time) requires a special authorisation.

[GarethM]

Hunting and shooting wildlife: Overview - GOV.UK

WWW.GOV.UK

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Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt

As per muddy, farmers in such area's would apply under protection of property for deer.

 

It's pest control not stalking!.

Edited Friday at 15:24 by GarethM

[daveatdave]

i read somewhere a bit back that Scotland had extended the shooting season on does which meant pregnant ones were getting shot all because they are getting overrun with deer 

[Muddy42]

On 17/01/2025 at 23:37, daveatdave said:

i read somewhere a bit back that Scotland had extended the shooting season on does which meant pregnant ones were getting shot all because they are getting overrun with deer 

The closed season for male deer has been removed in Scotland so you can shoot them all year (if you want, lots of people prefer to stick to the normal seasons). The seasons for female deer have not formally changed although a lot of semi-public organisations intend on exterminating deer get a dispensation to start the season early (the welfare justification for this is questionable - orphaned dependant young etc.)