dobby 1 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 hi was wondering if anyone could help i have had my shotgun licence for 2 months now and i am looking for permission to do pest control ( pigeons crows rabbits ) in the yorkshire area i have the up most respect for the land i go on and can give recommendations if need be i am 44 years old fully licensed and insured but relatively new to the shooting game but not to hunting if anyone has excessive land and wishes me to build pheasant pens and organize shoots with the profit split between me and the land owner i wiil take them in to concideration as well please pm me if interested and i will give you my phone number thanks for looking Andrew Dobson i live near leeds in west yorkshire Quote Link to post
hotel2zero 0 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If it was this easy the site would be full of posts like this ! I know where youre coming from though,permission isnt easy to come by. All the best and good luck..... In the meant time I would suggest a bit of knocking on doors owned by farmers in your local area or similar stratergy. Its a slow process but youl get ther eventually thats what i had to do, i spent £50 diesel and 6 days driving down every farm yard track and knocked on over 100 doors asking for the land owner. Carried my BASC insurance, dressed smartly, and put my 'mature head' on. in the end i've managed to get permission on 2700acres locally. It really isn't easy, i was lucky to have got what i have by the sounds of it from here. Good luck mate Quote Link to post
cyclonebri1 8 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If it was this easy the site would be full of posts like this ! I know where youre coming from though,permission isnt easy to come by. All the best and good luck..... In the meant time I would suggest a bit of knocking on doors owned by farmers in your local area or similar stratergy. Its a slow process but youl get ther eventually thats what i had to do, i spent £50 diesel and 6 days driving down every farm yard track and knocked on over 100 doors asking for the land owner. Carried my BASC insurance, dressed smartly, and put my 'mature head' on. in the end i've managed to get permission on 2700acres locally. It really isn't easy, i was lucky to have got what i have by the sounds of it from here. Good luck mate The 1st one is always the most difficult, once you get the respect of one farmer that's the key to further access. I found by saying (truthfully), "I shoot on farmer Joe's land down the lane" etc opened up the area. Agree as said above but if I were you I would go prepared with a printed form stating no game to be taken, insurance to be intact at all times, all damages to be paid for, etc etc. Do include a statement that permission shooting rights can be stopped by either party by written notice. Main thing is sign it, date it, and get the farmer to do the same. This means that when PC Plod comes along asking whose land you are on and if you have shooting rights, you can wave the document at him. Believe me this is veryinportant. A friend of mine has vermin control rights on several golf courses in Yorks area. He always displays his "permit" in laminated form in the car windscreen as several others have access and it's wise to know who's out there shooting. Good luck, Bri. Quote Link to post
dobby 1 Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 thanks for you advice ive been knocking very weary them farmers and im surprised at how many dont own there farms thanks ill keep knocking lol dobby Quote Link to post
Guest hpool_hunter Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 perciveriance * however its spelt* - is the key , dont get put down buy all the rejections , you WILL get them , just head up and plod on i guess , keep knocking , you will get alot of NO's before the long awaited YES , good luck all best HH Quote Link to post
coupe312 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I know what your saying had this rant on pigeon watch the other night after 12 farms and 12 knock backs absolutly gutting. can't get feck all in south yorkshire. my nearest full permission is 34 miles away from my house. time like that make we want to just sell up. Quote Link to post
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