ChrisJones 7,973 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 23 hours ago, Born Hunter said: IMO that's the best way. A newbie needs to be mentored and meet people that can point them in the right direction. I started with an air rifle, beating and a couple of ferrets. Beating is the best way to get involved and is good fun in itself. I just ended up with beatings... Ask @fellman 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 This isn’t meant to be pedantic or sarcastic but how do you know you will like a lifestyle of shooting / killing things? Its an anachronistic lifestyle , I’d say that the majority of people get into it from their kith and kin very few step into it dry Personally I wouldn’t buy a ferret / airgun / lurcher at all until I knew what I liked or fancied doing in a regular basis be a pain ask a million questions tag along with anyone who will have you get a mentor be a sponge, read about the quarry available 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,622 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 minute ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: This isn’t meant to be pedantic or sarcastic but how do you know you will like a lifestyle of shooting / killing things? Its an anachronistic lifestyle , I’d say that the majority of people get into it from their kith and kin very few step into it dry Personally I wouldn’t buy a ferret / airgun / lurcher at all until I knew what I liked or fancied doing in a regular basis be a pain ask a million questions tag along with anyone who will have you get a mentor be a sponge, read about the quarry available If you're drawn to it you just know. No one walked me into this. I agree though about comiting with ferrets dogs and shit. That's too much commitment for someone who's green to it. There's many different flavours of fieldsports... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,032 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Before you buy anything go beating, it will give you an insight into fieldsports and if you like it you'll have one foot in the door to try other things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,670 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Beating wernt for me what a stuck up bunch of c**ts they was... shooting the squirells with a shot gun was good though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Not all shoots are full of stuck up c**ts though.well not the ones i been on. Im sure there are ones like that. Fortunately i never expierenced them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,670 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Go to w.katchums for a hunt youl have legs like tree trunks in no time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe_byrd 2 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I completely understand the comment about going in dry to hunting but I just know it is something that I will love doing, from a young age I’ve alwsys had an interest and wanted to try it and from a young age I’ve been into shooting and firearms, and no matter how hard I try I’m unable to get hunting off my mind even if I knew it would never happen I’d still be thinking about it and wanting to try it, but I agree getting ferrets etc at an early stage may be a big commitment so that might wait till a little later on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Joe_byrd said: I completely understand the comment about going in dry to hunting but I just know it is something that I will love doing, from a young age I’ve alwsys had an interest and wanted to try it and from a young age I’ve been into shooting and firearms, and no matter how hard I try I’m unable to get hunting off my mind even if I knew it would never happen I’d still be thinking about it and wanting to try it, but I agree getting ferrets etc at an early stage may be a big commitment so that might wait till a little later on If you're ever out this way give these lads a ring... All the fun and none of the shouting and boot polishing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Probably giving advice and it will turn out to be one of the many sad trolls on here making fake accounts lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, scothunter said: Probably giving advice and it will turn out to be one of the many sad trolls on here making fake accounts lol Simply a case of "Poster Beware" I know that's happened in the past but for all the shite posted on here, I don't see how it could do any harm to offer a few pointers. We all had to learn somewhere even if the new hobby was online trolling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe_byrd 2 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Nahh I can promise you all that I’m not a troll, don’t see the point in wasting peoples time for no reason, just genuinely want to get into hunting but not sure where to start it all, and as I’m so young (only being 19) I haven’t got the connections or knowledge someone Older than myself may have so it’s very interesting to learn about various things and gain knowledge I didn’t have before, like before joining I’d never even heard about using ferrets to hunt and now that is a piece of knowledge I have gained that I may be able to use in the forthcoming future Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,670 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Alrite dog fox 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 3,655 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 50 minutes ago, Joe_byrd said: Nahh I can promise you all that I’m not a troll, don’t see the point in wasting peoples time for no reason, just genuinely want to get into hunting but not sure where to start it all, and as I’m so young (only being 19) I haven’t got the connections or knowledge someone Older than myself may have so it’s very interesting to learn about various things and gain knowledge I didn’t have before, like before joining I’d never even heard about using ferrets to hunt and now that is a piece of knowledge I have gained that I may be able to use in the forthcoming future Joe my advise is if you have a local hunt turn up introduce yourself be sensible get accepted and I can guarantee the invites will flow from ratting ferreting shooting beating and in some but not all cases a bit of digging that way you have laid nothing out and you will then see what suits you best when it comes to hunting best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,805 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 16 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Fcuk beatinxg, jumping about like a clown so other folk can have fun an all this advice on don’t commit to a ferret ffs, it’s a ferret, I’m sure he will be able to rehome it or summat, it’s not end a world it’s like pets at home in here getting lectured on buying a pet haha have a good long think about what ye wanna try, try get out with folk but ye could wait yonks for that, my advice is just go do it, plenty of info on net an here to cover most aspects of hunting so plunge in ye might never get chance of ye keep waiting around .......many areas of the UK are drastically short of rabbits. There is nothing more sickening than having working animals and no where to use them. I'm not a fan of shooting anymore.....but beating opens doors like no other rural activity. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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