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19 September 2002, 05:41 PM
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shooting: looks good on paper but has many variables,the principle one of which is marksmanship. farmers aren't usually snipers and the net result of much shooting is still a dead fox - but only after wounding and a slow death through shock and blood loss. time consuming. most humane method of disposal but *only* with a clean, one-shot kill. not always easy with an airgun and draconian gun laws make it difficult to obtain a licence for a decent hunting weapon (and they are expensive).
the gun laws referring to licences on land means that you have to show [bold] good [bold] reason to even be granted a licence, permission to shoot on the land, and then the firearms officer will go out to the land with you and asks questions about the lay of the land where you can and cant shoot and then if it is deemed ok by him will he certify the land up to a certain calibre.
And referring to fees. the grant of the licence is £56 for 5 years. and for a decent rifle that will be knocked around you are looking at about £250 - £300, £150 for a scope and away you go. the only thing you need to by is ammunition, which you can reload your own which is about 60% cheaper than factory ammunition (from the shop)
http://www.met.police.uk/firearms-enquiries/deer1.htm
[Edited by tigman - 9/19/2002 5:48:20 PM]
20 September 2002, 04:08 PM
#336
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We could get a bloke (not in a red jacket) on horseback to take trained tigers out and kill the foxes, that would be humane because a tiger probably kills faster than a dog, and if the tigers staple diet was foxes then it would not be a sport, but for food 
It would save on "pedergree chum with wilderbeest" or whatever tigers eat
It would save on "pedergree chum with wilderbeest" or whatever tigers eat
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