Alpha Mule Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) So far I have had (non-FAC) air rifle permission on two farms and a gentlemans handshake (I know, risky!) on a couple of fields for fox only. Last weekend I thought I would have a better look for the fox sets in the daylight and go for a speculative look around some ground that has just been returned to grass land after being land-filled. I found a plant up there that turned out to be a tad nasty and decided to go round to see the farm owner to tell him about the plant (as I could see that cattle had been on the land) and offer to get rid of it, or help him do it. He was quite happy to do it himself. As I was about to leave, he asked how I'd progressed with the foxes and we had a short chat about it before he said he has some other land that he wouldn't mind me 'cleaning out'. After a bit of faffing with maps and directions over the last week, today he marked out the extent of the land and signed the BASC permission form. He understands that I will be applying for my FAC and SGC and the plod will want to chat with him. I went for a wander round the land today and other than getting a bit intimidated by about 80 young calves who were full of beans and busy chasing each other round the fields at full tilt, I had a very nice afternoon. When I got back home I had a play with some map software and it turns out that I have just over 112 acres to play on. Now all I have to do it come to terms with the fact that my beloved motorbike is going to have to go, to finance the armoury I will 'need' Edited October 9, 2010 by Alpha Mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Well done,enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Excellent news mate. Well Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tus Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Excellent mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Congratulations on getting your new permission for your fac/sgc. Its nice to see people are offering to work for the privilage rather than just expecting the land to fall in there laps as "they are doing the farmer a favour by getting rid of the vermin for free" not many people I have found will do this enjoy and keep looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Congratulations on getting your new permission for your fac/sgc. Its nice to see people are offering to work for the privilage rather than just expecting the land to fall in there laps as "they are doing the farmer a favour by getting rid of the vermin for free" not many people I have found will do this enjoy and keep looking thats why all of my farmers let me shoot to get rid of the vermin, its a win win situation farmer gets pests sorted out and you get to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 thats why all of my farmers let me shoot to get rid of the vermin, its a win win situation farmer gets pests sorted out and you get to shoot :unsure: Well all of my farmers let me shoot to keep the vermin numbers down not get rid of it all as that would be impossible for any man as most of the rabbits I shoot live on common land but graze on the farms that I shoot, good for me but not so good for the farmer. That is why he lets me shoot if you could get rid of the vermin the farmer's would do it themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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