old tup Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 We have a frequent unwelcome visitor in our garden a grey squirrel he pops in about half a dozen times a day.He is a persirtent little swine at eating all the nuts and seeds plus the fat balls I put out for the wild birds,he,s destroyed quite a few of the food holders I,ve been using,the ones I have now are very robust but he chews through them in short time.Our lass is getting paronoid about him I can,t help but laugh watching her chase him off with the yard brush,he,s costing me a fortune in bird food so I may have to execute him,the question is can I shoot him legally or will I be lining myself up for trouble with the RSPA or any other body?.Anyone on the Forum can you help with my dilemma??. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muldoon Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Shotgun or air rifle ? :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay shooter Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 yes u can shoot them, but what would u be using to shoot it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Shooting Squirrels Drey poking squirrels and shooting them with shotguns is an option during the winter months, squirrels can also be shot with a rifle or air rifle. http://www.greysquirrelcontrol.co.uk/shooting.php Followed by, http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sauted_squirrel_20328 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old tup Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Air rifle ,can you use in a built up area its a 2-2 am I ok to do it?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlcKy Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 :'( that poor squirrel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbird Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Not sure why he deserves to survive any less than the birds do but anyway... at least make sure that who ever shoots him knows what they are doing and won't botch it up causing lots of pain and suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbown24 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 hope this helps It is an offence to fire an air rifle pellet beyond the land where you have permission to shoot, unless the occupier of the neighbouring land has also given you permission. Where someone under 14 is shooting, both the young person and the supervising adult can be prosecuted. It is also against the law, in England and Wales, to fire an air rifle within 50 feet of the centre of a highway if this results in someone being injured, interrupted or endangered. These offences could be committed, for example, when someone is shooting in their garden close to a road and the pellets ricochet onto the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay shooter Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Air rifle ,can you use in a built up area its a 2-2 am I ok to do it?. all depends on how far away u are from a public path, boundaries, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Creant Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Squirrel tastes delicious. If you can't shoot them it is relatively easy to trap them and then dispatch them. I assume that you are talking grey squirrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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