Why are you not allowed to hunt with them? :S
This really interests me, please reply guys.
Thanks.
Why are you not allowed to hunt with them? :S
This really interests me, please reply guys.
Thanks.
A lot of yobs were recklessly killing swans and domestic pets in the 80's with them, was easier to ban them than legislate, typical governmental knee jerk reaction....
My dad had a crossbow had to get rid of it though, used to go through 2x4's.
So much fun.
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Crossbows come under the same banner as Bows in that in the wildlife and countryside act 1981 sections 5 and 11 make it illegal for the taking of animals or wild birds.
It was originally banned in the 1960's due to poachers hunting deer in some urban areas, and people shooting and killing local dogs and cats, pretty much anyone could buy one, and they are a silent but deadly weapon.
I think the 1981 act was enabled due to the high numbers of animals suffering due to poor shots, At least with shot guns and rifles there is some regulation in who can shoot and when.
Technically any hunting or trapping method that causes suffering to an animal or wild bird is illegal under the 1981 act - this includes the use of snares (in particular self locking ones).
Annoys the hell out of me... ... Were not allowed to do much of anything in the u.k./Europe
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it is still one of the most unregulate weapons we can still freely buy,i have a nice wildcat,often fired in anger....
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RE Snares; the way I was taught about snares.. (please correct me if I'm wrong).. when snaring (with the landowners permission) your allowed to use a snare that is loose and dosen't have a spring-loaded mechanism or trigger which will pull the noose tight around the animal, yet you are allowed to use a free hanging noose with no sprung mechanism creating tension.Originally Posted by MikeWilkinson
Also RE hunting with crossbows & bows, I was told that these weapons were classed (by our UK law) as too inaccurate of a weapon to hunt with.
They are fully legal in Canada, much to the point a murder occured a few weeks ago in Toronto (where only criminals are allowed to own guns), a guy shot his highly abusive father in a public library with a crossbow............ as you can see, in typical polite Canadian tradition, he respected the noise rules of the library.
It's nice that people are still considerate these days.They are fully legal in Canada, much to the point a murder occured a few weeks ago in Toronto (where only criminals are allowed to own guns), a guy shot his highly abusive father in a public library with a crossbow............ as you can see, in typical polite Canadian tradition, he respected the noise rules of the library.
Why are only criminals allowed guns?They are fully legal in Canada, much to the point a murder occured a few weeks ago in Toronto (where only criminals are allowed to own guns), a guy shot his highly abusive father in a public library with a crossbow............ as you can see, in typical polite Canadian tradition, he respected the noise rules of the library.
That's weird :/
AS yet snares are NOT illegal, as long as they do not lock around the quarry's throat but mearly hold it in position..also they must be checked at least once every 24hrs.
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