Urban pigeon shooting question

[elnino]

Hi all, I'm in SA and I have been approached by a business (friend of a friend style) that is on a large gated property but still in an urban area to help out with pigeon control.

I have all the kit to do the job, suitable license, hunting permit, insurance etc but I have never done this sort of thing in an urban area and I am not a commercial operator (no pest control licence etc). In all likelihood I could get the job done with no chance of interaction with the public and it'd be generally performed at night anyway but is there anything legal I need to cover off? Like let the police know beforehand just in case there is a call/complaint/report? Will they even allow it if I'm not a commercial operator? Would any part be considered illegal (SA does have some weird laws)?

Obviously it would all be performed with safety as a top priority, ensuring backstops etc and only with PCP rifle.

Or am I just getting into too much of a grey area and best to just stay the hell away?

[Damo300]

I'd contact your weapons licencing branch down there and put it to them.

I've done this before and had the following.

Written permission, including total time frame.

Rec hunting endorsement on licence.
Member of a hunting organisation with public liability insurance.

Do not cause alarm or fear. Let the neighbours know there may be gunshots, or they may witness an individual with a firearm on the area.

Keep ballistics inside the boundary line.




I recently returned from a short stay in SA.
What a beautiful area.
I need to get back with a spare 60days or so... haha.