Getting Hunting Permission - Hints & Tips

[Crab Doctor]

does anyone know where i can get quite cheap insurance for a 15 year old?
thanks
rab

Best thing to do is phone them and ask, here's some numbers

C3 country Cover Card, Telephone: 0870 8033 609

BASA, Telephone: 01858 438 842

BASC Insurance services, administered by Marsh Private Clients on 01462 428 000.

[rab a sas]

ok thank you, will get onto it
rab

[little bro pyke]

can i stick my two penneth's worth in on this please, i can't stress enough how facebook is brilliant for this! I asked on my status on facebook once or twice a day for 2-3 days and was given contacts for a golf course, and a large farm with rabbits, rats, woodies and corvids. my brother (hunterkiller) and i shoot on both of these sites regularly aswel as a shoot he secured us a while ago. also ASK EVERYBODY YOU MEET, i don't know if it is just me but i can speak to anyone and frequently get contacts (usually to no avail, but you never know). also contact the countryside services department of your local council as they might be able to point you in the right direction of somebody who is in need of a pest controler. I personally find offering FREE PEST CONTROL to a farmer sometimes put you on a wrong footing as they know exactly what your after and you are just trying to dress it up. hope this helps at least one person out there, oh and one more thing, STAY OFF MY SHOOTS!!!!!! haha

[JFK]

all such great info especially for us newbies. I have a question though. Where i live it is hard to find land with rabbits that dont hide in blackberrie bushes all day. So what kind of crops do rabbits like to live in? thanks guys

[Crab Doctor]

all such great info especially for us newbies. I have a question though. Where i live it is hard to find land with rabbits that dont hide in blackberrie bushes all day. So what kind of crops do rabbits like to live in? thanks guys

Rabbits will be where rabbits will be if get my meaning? In other words, they don't travel to find their favourite food and then set up home. Rabbit populations spread because the females (usually) start new warrens nearby when they feel overcrowded etc.

You will see rabbits out during the day in places where there is a large population and/or where they are not often disturbed

Try looking at dusk or early morning because that is when they are most active. Take walks around the land and look for signs of rabbits. Burrows, droppings, scratch marks (they like to dig scrapes into the ground and lie in them to cool down whilst keeping a low profile) and tracks through grass etc.

Find these places, look at the right times of day or at night and you should see plenty

Hope this helps

[teabag_46]

I seem to fall into the selling ice to eskimo group of shooters, and at times, have had to say no to people that have approached me, and asked me to clear the rabbits/pigeons/corvids etc. from their land.

That is not meant as showing off - it means you have to know what you can and can't do; there are only so many hours in a day, and most of them are already fully booked - ie. sleep, work, eating, family.

It's one thing getting permissions, it's a completely different matter KEEPING it once you have it! If you take too much on, then you can't do the job properly. Once you do actually get some land, get on it as much as you can, and kill what you've been asked to kill.
As has already been mentioned, word of mouth among farmers, or other landowners, goes a long way - do a good job on one property (however small) and it will quite likely lead to a second, third fourth etc. although that is not guaranteed!
The upshot is, if you start being asked by landowners, don't be afraid to say no (seems odd, I know) but explain why, better to NOT start a job if you can't complete it. At the same time, if you know anyone that is struggling for permissions, you can give their details, if you know them well enough, and trust them.

[D4V1D]

[Divetime]

thanks mate

[DaMaGe]

hi can i just say thankyou to all the ppl who have given such brilliant advice. i myself have been shooting for about 10 year now and have struggled to get permission i have had 2 farms owned by the same farmer in the haltwhistle area for about 4 year now both totalling just over 500 acres.I only managed to get permission on these farms as my dad has a caravan near the farms and shoots them also it takes about an hour to get there so want land closer to home and am quite confident i will have a bit luck with the advise u guys have given me so once again thankyou keep it coming

[science]

im 17 and have been hunting with my uncle for a few years and am now ready to start alone. iv asked 2 farmers so far in my area an got 2 straight no's. the first was due to the fact that he had little wildlife down there and was only a small farm. he did however provide details of farms that are looking for shooters on them an was very helpfull. the second was simply that he already had people who do it, possibly a syndicate.
im hoping third time lucky as im going to try again this afternoon.

top tips iv found is always go in person and try to avoid dinner time.