Lincolnshire UK
''Still no response from @Lincspolice Rural Crime Team to the original Witness or ourselves regarding their assertions that the wood pigeons are being shot legally even though there are no crops in the woods or the surrounding fields.
Further investigation by a local Rescue has revealed that it would seem that since the complaint was made a nearby field has been ploughed (no planting of seed) as a possible excuse to allow the shooting. However, damage has to be proven before birds can be shot willy nilly. It is not an excuse to shoot them to say 'Well your honour we thought they may destroy our crops"!
we also believe that the wood pigeons that are shot are used for meat because of certain posts on social media that emerged last year in the #Lincoln area.
Meanwhile, they will be shot today and until February 25th.
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