mad1 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 as above i just wondered how much land we have permission to use i have just got some more now making it 355 acres in total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyxologos Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 as above i just wondered how much land we have permission to use i have just got some more now making it 355 acres in total How are you able to manage all that? you must be out on farms shooting all hours of daylight in order to effectively manage all this. No wonder it is so hard to gain permission... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 How are you able to manage all that? you must be out on farms shooting all hours of daylight in order to effectively manage all this. No wonder it is so hard to gain permission... Ummm...I aint saying then, because its a lot. I along with about 7 others shoot for a large farming estates company who have thousands of acres. Due to crop rotation , game rearing etc there are areas that can't /dont need to be shot so we manage to cover it fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) easy. i asked i did not think i had much chance but i was polite and introduced my self showed my certificate and insurance details and he said .. Yes :good:mind i dont know if any one else comes to this farm mind so i cant say its only mine. But i have been out every day for weeks looking i have been turned down every other time so i think i deserve a chance Edited September 3, 2010 by mad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 does acerige really matter, I have quite a few permissions for ferreting, but only a few for shooting, on one (56 acres) your lucky to see a single rabbit, yet another smaller permission, that I've had sole permission on for years but is only small at around 20acres, is my favorite, as its teaming with rabbits,pigeon,corvids, plus the odd fox and muntjac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 About 8000/9000 acres Not sure exactly, but quite a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i honestly havent a clue never realy gave it a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) 32 farms across oxon wilts berks and a bit of gloucestershire I also shoot for two large contractors that farm between them over 20 thousand acres not all that is available but it sure opens up doors if you know the contractors well. Keeping up with 30 thousand acres as always I am not the sole shooter and you can never have too much acerage as some areas looking at talk from fiels section are totally devoid of birds so it helps if you can gain perms within 30 mins drive of your base. Regards OTH Edited September 3, 2010 by Over the hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I also have approx 1000 acres. But as a lot of the other members are saying The amount of shooting needed depends on crop rotation, time of year etc. There are only a few of us that shoot the ground and we can cover it effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxon88 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 currently have about 400 acres, but always looking for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snozzer Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 About 2500acres in a single block :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I shoot on mrs kyskas family farm, mixture of arable and pasture, all in one block near as dammit, about a 1000 acre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax55 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 2 estates 10000+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radio1ham Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i shoot on 3 farms in northumberland all neighbouring farms aswell and yet have to ask a few more farms to see if ok to shoot on theirs aswell but guess i got about 3000 acres give or take a few at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 How are you able to manage all that? you must be out on farms shooting all hours of daylight in order to effectively manage all this. No wonder it is so hard to gain permission... Quite easy I shoot on just over 9000 acres and manage it no problem. Just because there is alot of land dosen't mean that it all needs shooting all year round. Most of my land is sheep farms with a bit of arable and horse paddocks thrown in so using the land rover to drive the farms you can cover a very large area in one night, on the other hand there are areas that are very hard to reach and in the last few years Im lucky if ive done them fields any more than a dozen times as there is not much about on these . At the end of the day as people say you can never have enough land as it is a lot easier to loose than it is to gain. Not that I have lost any land but there is always the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) thanks for that i thought i was gettin the blame for no shootin left . Like i said in my first post i have been askin around for a long long time and may be i got lucky but like has been said before its easyer to loose land than to gain it .. any way that reminds me i need to buy the bloke a bottle of whisky Edited September 3, 2010 by mad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotland rifles Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) My own shoots 7 golf courses so they total about 1800 acres. 1 small holding 76 acres 1 large estate 3700 acres (but i only have 1500 to shoot over) accompanied shoots well in excess of 3000 acres. up north near selby i have 700 acres and the land is as flat as a witch's chest, superb for the .20 tactical. thats all folks bob. Edited September 3, 2010 by scotland rifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I shoot on 3 farms.One of which is huge and spread over a vast area including another farm the chap bought a while back which is 6 miles away.No idea of total acreage cos im not that brainy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 around 5000/6000 acres, about 2000 of that i am the sole shooter but i dont have as much access to the ground as i would like as i cant drive yet. Just wait till i can drive, i should have some more land in the bag. My grandfather is a very well respected farmer and sportsman and i only have to mention him and it instantly gets me permission in about a 15 mile radius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have a good mix of 6000 acres,mostly arable but have 20 acres of woods in total, cattle fields,horse paddocks,60 acres of orchards,6 farms,8 private estates and the best bit is that most of the farms link so i can always get on the pigeons or lamp from farm to farm without ever going on the roads and all this didnt happen by accident,i set out to get all the farms around my main one and i got em,so am well chuffed,its a year this month that i have had my sgc and am out at least twice a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 How are you able to manage all that? you must be out on farms shooting all hours of daylight in order to effectively manage all this. No wonder it is so hard to gain permission... About 5-6000 acres of arable and grazing, plus about 500 acres of woodland. How do I manage all that ? I am not the sole shooter on any of it, but on most of it there are only about 3 other shooters and we are all retired and get out most days in the week. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 None of my own as yet, still trying! But am fortunate to have 350 acre permision belonging to a mate that I can go to any time I like. I'm on the brink hopefully of securing 350 acres of my own about 2 miles away from my house, so very excited at the prospect of not having to do 120 mile round trip every time I want to go out.......Fingers and toes crossed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Formally with written consent I've got about 1400 acres between seven land owners. How did I get it? Half of them asked me after speaking to the people I shot for originally. I've even turned it down in the past and passed on someone elses number if it's not what I'm looking for! The first is always the hardest I recon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian750 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 111 acres exactly! To be honest I could have had more though it takes soooo long to get land cleared if you're on a closed ticket. Had the opportunity of another 100 acres not long ago, but the farmer wanted that particular patch sorted pronto, so unfortunately lost it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have enough to do me. Not that much but it's all I need to keep me happy. To me it's about quality not quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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