Will my insurance cover me for shooting a sheep?

Be careful of escaped livestock when out shooting near farmers' fields.

By David Frost

Friday, 13 August 2010

The other night while lamping I shot a farmer’s ewe by accident – the bullet passed through the fox I was aiming at and struck the sheep (which had escaped from another field) about 15 yards to one side.

I’m going to have to compensate the farmer but can I claim the amount back on my Countryside Alliance membership insurance?

Shooting insurance advice
DAVID FROST
If you compensate the farmer in full for the loss of his sheep you’ll be entitled to keep it.

That should help fill the freezer! Talk to the CA and see what they say – I’d be interested to hear.

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Ideally the bullet should give up all its energy in the target and not carry on beyond it.

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Comments

Paul Valentine

Sat, 14th Aug 2010 12:13:00

Hello one and all, lucky for you the bullet going through the bird only struck a sheep, if it had hit another person walkng in the field, then you would be looking at prison time, maybe life if that person had died, think on next time. A request : my friend went shooting ( all legal and licensed ), he went onto land without permission to kill off a fox that had been wounded, from the land he had permission to shoot on, and is now being prosocutted for trespass, his father my friend sais there is a law that allows people to trespass to prevent the animal from suffering. does such a law exist or are you still required to get the landowners permisson in such cases. email me the answer please .. Paul_Valentine1965@yahoo.co.uk

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