Stealth Stalker Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Just driven past a feild of rape on my way home from work, with about a 1000 pigeon hammering it. So I drive down to the farm to see the farmer, there he is looking grumpy walking about the yard. So I go over to him & politely ask him if he needed any help keeping the pigeon off his crop as I would be only to pleased to offer my services. He then tells me that there's no money in the crop and he has a"syndicate" any way. So I ask him, how often the syndicate is there? To which he replys, when they can be bothered. So I explain that I am local & have shot on neighbouring farms. Dropping names and generally grovelling. He wasn't having any of it. All the time I was polite & courteous. And left him with a thank you for his time, and would he mind if I tried again in a few months time. His reply was "don't bother" maybe I caught him on a bad day? SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BountyHunter Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Sounds like it or maybe he's just a grumpy old *******. BH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Perhaps the pigeons eating all his rape was depressing him. Its important that you remain polite, even if the Landowner does appear to be a bit grumpy. Its never worth burning your bridges. Farmers are often suspicious of people approaching them, often with good reason. Pity you couldn't have left him a card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I always ask if I can leave a card with them, in case they change thier mind. IF theny say yes then you still have a chance, if they so no, you know its never gonna happen. Keep ya chin up though, we all get the knock backs. Its just the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 SS, A most untypical response - personal contact works far better than churning out hundreds of snail mail letters. Perhaps you should have left the Ku Klux Clan outfit at home..?? Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 STEALTH STALKER just maybe the shooting rites are sold to the syndicate and they own all shooting rites oh and as my dad is a farmer how and in what way did the farmer look grumpy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxidermy dave Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) where abouts was it? i shoot over a lot of land on the herts, bucks border might be one of mine or i might know whose it is and might be able to sort something out Edited February 2, 2006 by taxidermy dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Try again in six months mate LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Farmers are only human :thumbs: just like the rest of us You should see me in a grumpy mood Actually 'er indoors would say that's most of the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Try again in six months mate :thumbs: LB thats the way to do it. never say die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Try again in six months mate :thumbs: LB thats the way to do it. never say die. Most of mine Mark was through the 'wear the ****ers down routine' Interestingly enough, a couple of geezer's I met a Ernyha's funeral, one was a salesman of sorts, got there's like this. They was never fazed by a 'no thanks' I think him and his mate have 90% of the region sewn up! Moral is, never give up LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 As LB says 'never give up' you might of caught him on a bad day.If you keep asking at least he will know you are keen.And at the end of the day that is what they want.You are there to keep the pigeons,vermin off the crops not get huge bags if you make this clear to them you will be pleasantly surprised.It got me and my brother 3 days pheasant shooting this year,and a small wood to entice wild pheasant into so we and the farmhands can have our own walked up days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 'wear the ****ers down routine' works for me lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 'wear the ****ers down routine' works for me lb. :( :( They let us on because they are sick of us turning up Mark LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 the farmer said yes to me just to shut me up after talking to him for two hours while he was mending hes broken JD 6910s gear shift cables :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 the farmer said yes to me just to shut me up after talking to him for two hours while he was mending hes broken JD 6910s gear shift cables :( I agree with him LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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