Northern Ireland
On Sundays, Christmas Day or during the period commencing one hour after sunset on any day and ending one hour before sunrise the next day, it is illegal to shoot game birds and wildfowl.
Scotland
Wildfowl and waders may not be shot on Sundays or on Christmas Day.
England and Wales
Before the passing of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, orders prohibiting the shooting of wildfowl on Sundays were made under the Protection of Birds Act 1954. These orders have not been rescinded, so shooting cannot take place in the following counties/part counties on Sundays:
- Anglesey
- Brecknock
- Caernarfon
- Carmarthen
- Cardigan
- Cornwall
- Denbigh
- Devon
- Doncaster
- Glamorgan
- Great Yarmouth County Borough
- Isle of Ely
- Leeds County Borough
- Merioneth
- Norfolk
- Pembroke
- Somerset
- North and West Ridings of Yorkshire
The restrictions relate to the exact location of the shooter. Our guidance that if there is any doubt at all of your position, you are better off not shooting in the area on a Sunday.
