Who Wants A Serious Working/ratting Holiday?

[Dead Eyes 680]

I'm not a ratting man, but can't knock those that are - I understand having a passion for the dogs!

This might seem a little far fetched, but there's a real opportunity for the right guys here. There's not many a place better to aware people than this forum either.

South Georgia is a seabirds paradise. Its also a British colony plagued by rats.

So much so, that they've just hit the headlines for the largest ever poison and eradication project.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23143430

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/04/worlds-largest-rat-extermination

 

 

Contact these guys http://www.sght.org/. They have a £2m budget towards rat eradication and they think that poison is going to work.

They'll almost certainly pay you a travel expense and you get a LOT of sport from it.

Seems far fetched, but think about it lads... There's an opportunity here.

[UcanRUNbutUcantHIDE 190]

Great post mate but a lot of guys aren't willing to travel so far and also a lot of our dogs our a bit nocked up to be going for a passports and stuff. Bit of a risk but I'd love to take part

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Its sorted. Terriers on there way !!!!!

[Millet 4,497]

I would put money on it that they will never wipe them out.. ..and poison alone will only kill a percentage..

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

Be a great holiday that I got a few terriers wouldn't mind going

[Dead Eyes 680]

Pet passports are far easier to get than you'd imagine, I've been led to believe.

If someone does this kinda thing full time, or for a living, or is lucky enough to be retired then this seems golden.

If it was my scene then I'd call them, ask for transport and accomodation to be sorted, and charge 30p a rat or something? Im unsure what the rates are for terrier clearance but I do know what a pest controller can charge just for a feckin' callout!

A lot of guys probably clear rats for free, just for the love?

 

Anyway, I hope someone gives them a call - the worst they can say is 'no'!

 

atb

[Millet 4,497]

Surely they will be plenty of folk in that part of the world to deal with such a problem..

[stormyboy 1,352]

Read the article again folks-it has already been done. I think it was Bell laboratories the bait manufacturers that carried it out. Very effectively by all accounts.

[socks 32,253]

Lol have any of you lads actually seen South Georgia ... Fukc me its all mountains and glaciers you can only reach most parts of it by helicopter .. I spent a month there back in 1994 ... I'm not in a hurry to go back there lol .........

[Dead Eyes 680]

Read the article again folks-it has already been done. I think it was Bell laboratories the bait manufacturers that carried it out. Very effectively by all accounts.

Aye, but they've got a £2m budget to do it again in 24 months too

 

Sounds like they'd e grateful for the help...

 

P

[Hot Meat 3,109]

if only i was closer

[Tommy pepper 222]

What about all the toxic pellets what have been laid won't they harm the terriers to ?

[R.A.W 1,987]

if only i was closer

 

you beat me to that one

[dublin dezzy 1,023]

there response to the use of terriers

 

the trust did indeed consider the use of specially trained dogs for the monitoring of trial areas,to sniff out the remaining rats,however for various reasons the decision was made not to use dogs

[Born Hunter 17,638]

Now, I'm always willing to travel for a bit of sport but a 16'000 mile round trip for a bit of ratting in the ice is a tad excessive!