"Ophelia" wrote in
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"Baz" wrote in message
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"Ophelia" wrote in
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"Baz" wrote in message
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Thanks, David.
I have found that I can't kill a rabbit and eat it.
That is the end of that idea I had.

I had started to ask that very question, but deleted it. I can't do
that either but D can and will - very humanly. When he shoots he
cleans the kill in the field and leaves the skin and guts for other
animals. I get presented with a bloody carcass in a poly bag. I
certainly understand your point.

I would have to wring the neck, that is not the same as shooting.
Nowhere near. I would have to pull that neck and I am not up to that.

Oh yes! I really do understand. Would it help if you could shoot it?

I asked Hubby for advice and he has written the following for you:

At point blank range you could use a powerful air pistol for the job
and a
new one could cost as little as £80. A good used one might be £40-£50.
It is completely legal to use an air pistol for the job provided it is
on your own property or elsewhere if you have permission to do so. The
only other requirements are to ensure the fired pellet does not go
beyond your own property - no problem if you are shooting down towards
the ground - and that you keep it securely so that nobody under the
age of 18 can get access to it except under your supervision. You
would have to buy a new one face-to-face at a shop but can buy one
second-hand by post though that is, as always, 'buyer beware' as to
the gun's condition.

If you wish to ask him anything, he would be happy to advise and my
email is good, so please feel free to email.


I already have a Relum Tornado .22 and a Webley Hawk .22.
I should not have started this thread. I thought as I got older I could
do it. Not so. Still a wuss. I can shoot a pest, but whan it comes down
to it, I can't draw, skin or eat it.

Baz