Be your own farmer

[unapalomablanca]

Whats to stop a few people getting together to buy a piece of land, then to buy a couple of tonnes of oilseed which you would throw over the land on a weekly basis, set up hides and decoys and either have it for their own sport or rent it out? I reckon if you planned and worked it out correctly you could have some great sport. Would this approach fall foul of the law? I think it would solve your difficulties in gaining and keeping permission. You might be able to sell it on a time fraction basis to people and it would still help farmers protect their crops. Just a thought thats all!

[Blunderbuss]

Whatever other practicalities and legal issues, it would be against the terms of the OGL to "bait" a field for pigeons

[Baldrick]

Bear in mind that good-quality arable land trades at between £6,500 and £7,000 per acre (in East Anglia) and land values show no sign of diminishing. Also consider that you would be bidding against farmers, most of whom have very deep pockets. Small blocks of land are always snapped up by large-scale operators requiring land to use up spare machinery capacity. Farmers enjoy lending rates that you would never be offered unless you already owned land. You would also be depriving yourself of the means to make a decent income from the land if you just scattered a few handfuls of OSR seed around, rather than letting the land out to a farmer for a market rent.

 

It's a nice fantasy, but not one you'll be able to realise in this economic climate.

[jonesbach]

as above... an old saying...buy a piece of land..they aint making any more! nice thoughts but dont think the practical side of it could work as well.

[garyb]

Good to see you posting again Balders

[Alpha Mule]

As per Baldrick's post:

Buy land, then rent it to farmers, but retain the game rights.

[vampire]

Just ask the farmer for permission to shoot on HIS land,a lot cheaper ,oh and over the past few years the stock market has plummetted,property prices have fallen,whilst land prices have risen by 196%

[ferretman_2009]

Bear in mind that good-quality arable land trades at between £6,500 and £7,000 per acre (in East Anglia) and land values show no sign of diminishing. Also consider that you would be bidding against farmers, most of whom have very deep pockets. Small blocks of land are always snapped up by large-scale operators requiring land to use up spare machinery capacity. Farmers enjoy lending rates that you would never be offered unless you already owned land. You would also be depriving yourself of the means to make a decent income from the land if you just scattered a few handfuls of OSR seed around, rather than letting the land out to a farmer for a market rent.

 

It's a nice fantasy, but not one you'll be able to realise in this economic climate.

123 acres arable land in essex bought by a farmer we shoot on went for 650.000 thats alot of piggy banks

[chuck]

If it was in Cheshire it would be over £10,000 an acre and if rented would only give a return of 70/80 an acre which would be a 1% return on your investment which is less than you could get in property which gives a return of 7/8%.Which is why if you read the farming press companies are not investing in land any more and are selling before land values start to drop.

[al4x]

if its only a couple of acres near housing then the costs can be massive if it could be turned into a pony field or make someones garden bigger then I know someone who had to pay 50K for half an acre, sad thing was it was well worth it. Also if you're thinking of chucking tonnes of rapeseed about its over £300 a tonne so to me its unlikely to be worth it

[peter cox]

A couple of acres a