shooting

[mirela]

there are farmers land around where we live, recently, we always can hear gun shooting, my bf told me farmers are shooting rabbits.are they allowed to do? quite annoying those noise and poor rabbits...

[4GS]

Rabbits are classed as vermin and can be shot with the landowners permission

[ceejay123]

Rabbits are vermin and can be shot.
The noise ,if it is regular, is probably an automatic "gun" used to scare off the pigeons from young crops.
(By the way, can you enlighten us as to your Nationality?)
I am curious as your English is very "strange"

[mirela]

ahh, i see. yeah, the shooting noise is very regalar, special since last month.


hi, ceejay, lots people jokeing with me about cooking dog, as my bf tell people im going to eat out puppy,
i come from china,beijing :)

[snow.maiden]

Agree with ceejay about the "automatic gun". This is a scare tactic, and often used by farmers.

[Lonnie]

Not just Rabbits,
My neighbour goes to local farms and shoots Rats.

[mirela]

when we walk dog, occasionally, she ran into the field, could she get hurt by those gun?

[Ethel]

Anyone can shoot (with an air rifle) on their own land - their own garden - as long as they are shooting vermin.

The list includes: crows, rooks, magpies, jays, grey squirrels, brown rats, woodpigeon, pigeon, collared dove, rabbit, mink.

But you are probably hearing a bird scarer like this one:
http://www.mower-magic.co.uk/acatalog/Bird_Sca rer.html

[Ethel]

No, the bird scarer only makes loud noises - it doesn't fire anything.

A farmer is entitled to shoot unleashed dogs though, if there is young stock in the fields.

[mirela]

i guess probably bird scarer then,i dont remember i heard those noisy during winter time, only recently, very frequent, during the day till evening.

[Kleiber]

.....and how long have you lived in the countryside, my dear? I'm afraid it's part of country life.

[snow.maiden]

Kleiber's right. These things are commonly used, and no, your dog won't get hurt, but make sure he or she's allowed to wander into that particular field/s, because they can harrass nearby livestock.

[mirela]

thanks guys

i only lived here for half year, didnt know that before, understand now:)))

[creampie]

are you sure its not a cow moooing?

[maglet]

Hi Mirela, In answer to your question whether farmers can shoot your dog because you allow it to go on his land. The answer is a very definite yes! If your dog is worrying sheep or any livestock and bear in mind at this time of the year many farmers have lambs & calves, then most farmers will not hesitate to shoot the dog.
It is also very dangerous for you to be on farmers land especially when cows have young, their instinct is to immediately protect, and have known to attack humans sometimes fatally. Do you ask the farmer permission, if not I suggest you do so, most farmers are obliging and will probably guide you to safe places on the land.
Remember it is their land, farmers don't let sheep & cattle loose in our gardens we must repect their property also. By the way my entire family are farmers, so I do know what I'm talking about.