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The Seldom Killer:
--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 12 Jan 2011, 21:56 ---What are the laws on killing squirrels in the UK? I think here you need a small game license. And in my town, technically you aren't legally allowed to fire an air rifle in city limits. You could get away with it pretty easily, since nobody's going to notice an air rifle shot, but legally you aren't supposed to do it.
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I think you need a license of some description and I doubt shooting would be a preferable option. As far as I know, the recommended method is box trapping. I also understand the law means that should one become trapped by any means, it is illegal to release it back to the wild, you must kill it or keep it permanently trapped.
KharBevNor:
Since grey squirrels are invasive pests I'm fairly sure you're allowed to just kill them the same way you are rats, mice, pigeons etc.
schimmy:
I've been told by my housemate from Cumbria before that up there, not only are you allowed to shoot grey squirrels, but if you do, if you take the body to someone-or-other, you get paid for it.
The Seldom Killer:
schimmy,
Urban myth stemming from tail bonuses that were paid out in the early part of the previous century. Worth noting that tail bonuses were only paid out on red squirrels and not grey.
The Seldom Killer:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 13 Jan 2011, 04:51 ---Since grey squirrels are invasive pests I'm fairly sure you're allowed to just kill them the same way you are rats, mice, pigeons etc.
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Turns out I was wrong, no license is required and you can kill them any way you like as long as it falls in line with any other existing ordinance.
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