Sheep being shot

[DefenderDave]

In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body.

Spoke to the police about it today and there is no exit hole and no sign of any bullets or pellets left inside the animals, the hole left would be of an inch diameter too.

not sure if anyone has heard of similar before? This was near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

 

[yellowbelly]

In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body.

Spoke to the police about it today and there is no exit hole and no sign of any bullets or pellets left inside the animals, the hole left would be of an inch diameter too.

not sure if anyone has heard of similar before? This was near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

There are some complete bloody moronic barstewards about.

Could they have been shot with a crossbow and the bolt retrieved by the evil bu99ers before they ran away?

 

[DefenderDave]

There are some complete bloody moronic barstewards about.

Could they have been shot with a crossbow and the bolt retrieved by the evil bu99ers before they ran away?

We did think this, but the hole just seemed so perfectly round. Only other potential could be crows have managed to open the wound up in a short time, but doesn’t explain why it’s round still.

 

[unlacedgecko]

We did think this, but the hole just seemed so perfectly round. Only other potential could be crows have managed to open the wound up in a short time, but doesn’t explain why it’s round still.

Post photos

 

[DefenderDave]

Post photos

Not my sheep and we only saw photos which the policeman had.

 

[unlacedgecko]

1" in diameter would be an enormous projectile.

Close range shotgun could put a 1" hole. But would leave a lot of pellets inside.

 

[yellowbelly]

I've never had anything to do with a crossbow, but I'd imagine if it had penetrated enough to kill something, to pull it out you'd have to 'wiggle' it round and round to get it out

 

[unlacedgecko]

I've never had anything to do with a crossbow, but I'd imagine if it had penetrated enough to kill something, to pull it out you'd have to 'wiggle' it round and round to get it out

According to Google crossbow bolts are 6-7mm.

 

[steveR]

In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body.

Spoke to the police about it today and there is no exit hole and no sign of any bullets or pellets left inside the animals, the hole left would be of an inch diameter too.

not sure if anyone has heard of similar before? This was near Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

In the Press and social media (local) yet?

 

[Welderloon]

Don't worry about it,
There was a man found dead up here who had been shot & it took them a week to identify the cause of death, it will all come out in the wash............eventually

 

[DefenderDave]

1" in diameter would be an enormous projectile.

Close range shotgun could put a 1" hole. But would leave a lot of pellets inside.

Exactly, I’ve never seen anything like it and neither had the police. He was taking some of the sheep to have a post Mortem done when we spoke to him.

 

[yellowbelly]

According to Google crossbow bolts are 6-7mm.

Looks a bit unlikely then

If there's no exit hole and nothing lodged in the bodies, then surely, whatever killed them has had to have been removed

He was taking some of the sheep to have a post Mortem done when we spoke to him

Please let us know what the outcome is.

 

[Bobby Spray]

You can modify a 12bore shell to fire as a solid projectile pretty easily. In fact it was part of the home guard training.

 

[yellowbelly]

You can modify a 12bore shell to fire as a solid projectile pretty easily. In fact it was part of the home guard training.

Yeah, but it would either still be in the body or have gone out the other side

 

[Tim W]

We had sheep shot with an air rifle years ago---they were good shots, got 4 ewes in the eye & a couple of week old lambs (killed them) over a few days
Was a couple of teenagers driving by in a car and just doing it ''for laughs''
They got caught red handed ---and taught a lesson i'll bet they never forgot

There's no explaining some people

 

[hendrebc]

Finding a bullet isn't as easy as you'd expect. They break up inside some can break up into quite small pieces they aren't exactly big to start with.

 

[e5c0rt.mk1]

Could they be using a Catapult firing a big steel ball ??? I would think it would do alot of damage but not necessarily go in very far.

 

[BAF]

I can't think of anything us mere mortals could get hold of that could leave a 25mm hole without other evidence. Rifle bullets explode and make a mess and mostly exit. A shotgun shell full of salt might make a hole and leave no trace maybe? But you'd have to be close. Maybe more of a spear type thing? Sharpened broom handle 9r something similar. Catapult would probably leave more of a large welt than a big hole on a mature sheep I'd say.

 

[milkloss]

An inch hole sounds like a shotgun slug. A jacketed centre fire would go straight through without deforming . I expect an expanding round would as well if going through a lamb. Look for long (4ft) streaks in the grass where the round made contact with the ground.

 

[som farmer]

Finding a bullet isn't as easy as you'd expect. They break up inside some can break up into quite small pieces they aren't exactly big to start with.

some 'bullets' are now plastic, so shatter on impact, so no lead visible.

used to have a .45 black powder gun, a .45 diameter lead solid ball, would disintegrate a lamb, it did with rabbits !

but there are some real barstewards out there. Just a pity we cannot deal with them the same way.