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With the season upon us and a few days to look forward to I am considering setting up my own little shoot. Not really for driven days, mainly walked up to train the dogs on. I have a few friends interested in helping out and splitting the costs in return for a few days shooting. Question is how do I get started, right from scratch including finding the land.

 

I have a few farms I shoot over but none are suitable (small acreage, near main roads etc). I am happy to pay for the land in a long contract (renting the rights) however I just wondered how people went about finding their land.

 

Any hints and tips will be more than welcome

 

Thanks

Longy

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I think the reluctance may stem from it not being easy to advise on creating a shoot over land which you don't have, but ideally you should be looking for land that has a bit of everything, but then you would still need the landowners consent to create cover, build stiles, grow a few crops, place feeders, and generally make the land a desirable habitat for birds.

I think the only option you have if the land you already have is definitely unsuitable, is to go cold calling, which is horrendous as farmers are busy folk and not renown for their diplomacy. Can any of the landowners whose land you already shoot over not put a word in for you with a neighbour who may have suitable land? A recommendation as to your character etc from one who knows you to another who doesn't is the best bet I feel. How did you come by the land you currently have?

We approached one landowner with the idea some years ago, but we'd already shot over the land for years and knew them well, and although they are very amenable people it is a working farm and the extent to which we can go as to improve habitat is put out a few feeders. The neighbouring farm is also a working farm but the owner is a good mate and a shooting nut, and we can do almost anything we want including building a pen to erecting fences, felling trees and planting cover crops.

Many landowners are amenable to the idea of having someone pay to shoot over their land, but only to a point, and unless you know them well, this can include contracts and leases for sporting rights. Best of luck.

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  • 1 month later...

hello mate im new to the forum so you might be a bit sceptical, i might be able to be of assistance to you, but you will have to bear with me as im not so clever with computers, i have a lot of gamekeeping experience and am looking to start something up as well, are you still interested in starting a small shoot?

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