marky the sparky Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 hi, i'm thinking of a career change from being a sparky, as i dont have much work, & no money!!! would like to do something in the shooting/pest control/ gamekeeping area,anyone know where to look? had a quick look on-line but cant find anything, any help greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dempy Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Not wanting to knock your ambitions but in the 'recession' gamekeeping jobs are only going to go to people with exp. Maybe buy some live-catching traps and mole traps and start off with part-time rodent control. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) Alright, let me be the grey cloud on your dreams. Jobs Shooting: Are rare - as in very rare. I've known a couple of blokes who make a living shooting, one works on an airport shooting birds all day, and the second got paid £4 an hour to shoot pigeons and put out bangers, the latter might seem like heaven but he had to be out every day, no matter how many pigeons, and he had to be good at it (With the placement of bangers etc) the farmer would soon go grumpy if his cartridge to pigeon ratio was higher than 3:2 or so. Pest control: I'm affraid to say that the majority of pest control jobs either involve poisions or gases, and getting rid of the lesser considered pests such as wasps, cockroaches etc. Shooting rabbits/foxes will make up about 00.5% of jobs offered. Gamekeeping is a whole bag of worms, but I'm guessing you have very little knowledge/experiance which means you'd have to either become an apprentice or go to college. After spending the two years doing this, getting a job in the current climate is even harder, and your starting wage will be around £750 a month. (For 12 hour days /7 day weeks). Edited July 8, 2010 by Bleeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 So will you change your name to markthepestcontroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I dunno where you are but I am a Sparks and I think we need to spread our wings Data cabling, CCTV. and PV there's bangers and mash out there to earn but it ain't gonna come knocking you need to go nick it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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