bird scarers v pigeon shooting?

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Old Bat

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Just idly wondering as the banging season has started in earnest here, which do and your horses you prefer to be disturbed by? Ad hoc shooting or regular bangs throughout the day? We have an absentee farmer who relies on bird scarers and they disturb the whole village. On top of which a couple are close to lanes and bridleways and make for stressy hacking. I believe they are the legal distance away but they have become such a fact of life now that I think I would rather eat pigeon pie!
 
We grow a lot of OSR so have bangers everywhere as well as Stavros the pigeon shooter hiding in the hedge behind a camo net!! Both are better than the rockets my OH lets off every now and then, they are like a flare and make the most incredible BANG...whizz...noise. Makes for lively hacking.
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My two old point to pointers, could best be described as completely insane ,even by horse standards. If I took the 12 bore and tried to shoot pigeons on the Field Beans,from the edge of their field.I would immediately have two heads looking over my sholder. I could immagine them saying things like NO,No,your not giving it enough lead , and ,dont snatch the trigger. The worst part was when I fired ,they would just stand there in a resigned way,as if to say, Bloody useless.
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My mare stalks the rabbit shooter - and hes frightened of horses so he doesn't like crwaling on his belly across her field with her sneaking after him.
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Thanks folks, my mare is useless with bird scarers and I'm not happy hacking out with my daughter just in case....and I'm starting to suspect that the pigeons just stick two fingers up at them after a while! half a day's shooting every now and then could be far more effective but local farmers don't seem to want to play any more!
 
Bird scarers should not be placed anywhere near to public highways or public rights of ways which are used by horse riders or carrage drivers.

Due to the number of serious accidents which have been caused by bird scarers the NFU (National Farmers Union) have produced a leaflet for land owners and farmers regarding the use of bird scarers.

http://www.nfuonline.com/documents/policy%20services/brid_scarers_leaflet_02.06.09.pdf

If you have any problems with bird scarers close to public rights of ways you should contact the access department of your local County Council.
 
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