Deer: Law and Liabilities

Whilst primarily aimed at those readers whose main quarry is deer, many of the topics covered are of interest to the vermin shooter too. There are details on Firearms Certificates, and how to complete the application form; as well as information for visitors to Britain, with the ins and outs of obtaining a Visitors Firearms Permit. Do you know how you stand liable if a member of the public, or another stalker, chooses to injure themselves whilst climbing on one of your highseats? Armed with this book, you can lay to rest that old chestnut of an argument over how close you may stand to a public right of way whilst shooting....

The chapter on Dealing in Venison is enlightening. Full-time game dealers should have heard it all before, but the concise details will be a great help to any part-timers, any would-be dealers, and any stalker selling deer to them; containing, as it does, details on cleanliness, carcass inspection and record keeping.

Scotland, with many of its own regulations, merits its own chapter on Conservation and Protection. Additionally, throughout the book, there are references to laws peculiar to Scotland, which will come in useful to anyone planning a stalking trip north of the border.

Parkes & Thornley are to be congratulated on producing such a readable (and understandable) manuscript. Let us hope that future legislation on gun control plays no part in affecting the long shelf-life that this book deserves. It really should be considered a "must have" for the sporting rifle shooter - and it might not be a bad idea to keep a spare copy in your vehicle's glove compartment either!