Thread: Night shooting on private (rural) land: notifying District Police HQ

Something I’ve learned recently is that if you’re night shooting (pest control type stuff), it might be useful to call the non-emergency number of your district police HQ prior, and simply let them know what’s happening.

They’ll record the address, time window, your contact details, and give you a job number

Police simply ask that you call them back when you’ve finished for the night so they can close the job.

This simply allows them to have an idea of what’s happening locally if some distant neighbour (you’ve probably notified the nearby ones) or suchlike sees/hears the goings on and calls it in

No bother to do, and in my book, a positive way to ensure our hunting activities are not spoilt by unnecessary police attention due to concerned citizens.

Naturally, we remind ourselves of the firearms safety rules!

Note this relates to situations where you’re a reasonable distance from neighbours.......