yep they and many other countries in the EU are the same. matter of fact in some places i've been, it is illegal to hunt w/o one! I have a buddy that is the groundskeeper/game warden in Scotland on an "estate". he does guided hunts for "beasts" (red stag) and uses a suppressed .270 I had the opportunity to go on one when i was stationed in Germany and got to visit as our '10 year in Germany' reward.