HI
if you cant hit what you aim for its iligel,
so.. is it legal to hunt with a catty on public land here in Britain? i.e no permission directly from anyone, not on private land, killing the animal humanely etc etc etc
What do you mean by "public land"? Almost all land is owned by someone - land might be National Park, common land etc. but it is still owned.
I've have a quick read of that act. Nope, nothing in there about you being required to prove you could hit the animal.mrcharly
am just quoting what a catapult maker says what the law is, i could say i dont belive you know what you saying, it was standerd info in jacks Shed, but seems am more polite, I could go into more detail but look up The Wild mammals Protection Act 1996. prehaps you will belive that
richard
HI
if you cant hit what you aim for its iligel,
IANAL, but I simply don't believe that.
For that would be true, it would have to be possible to prove that someone couldn't hit the animal - proving a negative is extremely difficult.
geforce83, it has nothing whatsoever to do with restricting access to bows - in fact, the reverse used to be true and it was an offense *not* to practise with your bow
I'm guessing, but if you were seen and someone complained, you might fall foul of the "unnecessary suffering" clause.Forgive me for digging further into this issue, but of interest, where do you think the law stands on hunting with an atlatl, spear or bola? I know game such as deer would be out of the question as there are calibre restrictions on them, but what about vermin? From what i can see, The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes no mention of those items.
I dont have any particular interest in hunting with such things myself, im just curious really.
mcharly
you need to read the Act more clearly, or go speak to your local police, see what they say, any way what your sugesting is very unhumain, very unsporting, no wounder people wants hunting, fishing etc, banned when people have your views, P