Vermingator

the day i went the fields were being hammered after they had been cut or before the cut but still nothing. one farmer was in a house opposite the field being damaged but club has the rights. i will keep trying

marsh man, i dont mention anyone. i just offer myself as i am the one there talking to them but still nothing. i will keep trying

Hi Guys, I'm new on here so be kind to me. I have been shooting since i was 8 with my dad who has shooting rights in swanley kent, the farmer has a few hundred acres and there is only pigeon around him. He rarely puts crop down so its mostly grass and pigeons flying onto the neighbouring fields which is fine by me. I have been shooting here until 3 years ago when my father attacked my brother and divorced my mum which has resulted in him not talking to me and he also lost his gun licence. i ended up taking all his guns and was still allowed to go still until he divorced my mum. He now goes with his friend and to avoid confrontation I do not go. I have permission to shoot on some woodland in enfield where i live which is owned by my friends dad. The farm next door has a gaming company who put down a lot of bird which end up in my friends woodlands which is fun when the season starts. I can shoot off the boundary onto the fields which has produced some amazing 100+ pigeon days for 8 years i have shot on it for. Perfect you would assume but the dad and the son dont get on. The father lets me go over but the son does not want me going. So for 2 years i have not been able to shoot and its no fault of my own. I decided to go door knocking like people say. I went dressed up in my work outfit suited and booted as i work in an office. I started at 10 and drove around harlow and surrounding areas where ever i saw a combine or tracker in the field i stopped, google helped me find lots of farms and i Knocked on so many doors to try and get some land even offering to work on the farm on days off etc. I can drive tractors and 20ton diggers and john deers so i would be of help. I spoke to so many nice farmers who were willing to let me shoot had there been a club shooting on it already even though they rarely turn up which was commonly the reply) or the game keeper was dealing with even though no one was dealing with it really. I went to over 12 farmers and spoke to farm helpers, farmers and even bumped into a farmers shooter who was rude and laughed at the fact i was trying to find land to shoot on. I even purchased some bottles of water and handed them to the farmers and farm workers as the weather was hot in the summer but this didnt even help. i ended the search at 6pm and got permission to fish on the farmers private lake and river lol not what i wanted but such a nice old man i played along with it. I might just contact a farmer i know in bicester who owns a lot of land. I sold him a property for his son in Docklands and he might be willing to let me shoot on his land but he is a lamb breeder so i dont know if he has use for me. Commercial farming, syndicates and game keepers have ruined it for us all especially those who live in london. I am willing to travel 1hour to get to the land and i am happy to go shooting during the rain, the snow, the extreme heat etc. when the farmer needs someone i would be happy to attend. I have a number of friends who would also come with me if i found some land so we could cover a larger area. I dont need game to shoot i am searching for somewhere to do my decoying. If anyone can help me out with some days or if anyone needs a shooting partner then please let me know. Even if its a few times a year or during the time when pigeon are at the worst then thats fine with me. Im just frustrated at how its changed. I understand who wants a total stranger to shoot on their land with a deadly weapon. Sorry for going on.