wattsowatts Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I am feeling really pleased having just a got a new permission over about 700 acres of prime cereal land. Got the new ground through a recommendation from a farmer who's ground I already shoot over. He's had all his OSR destroyed by slugs and has ploughed in what was left and is now going to drill wheat so knew I would be searching for ground over the winter. The new land has about 150 acres of OSR which is being hit hard and it is only the second time the farmer has grown OSR so he is worried that they will wipe out the crop. He was disappointed that I had not brought my gun with me when he showed me around this afternoon. I have said that I will check out the fields again tomorrow a couple of times and instead of going beating on Monday may well be able to get out shooting. Trouble is there is so much acreage of OSR it could do with 2 or 3 others guns, will need to get on the phone later to try and persuade friends to come out with me. The only down side is that there game shoot over the same ground! :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Invest in a box of string bangers (or get the farmer to get some), putting these on nearby fields can help concentrate the birds towards you decoys. The slugs have really hammered the rape in my area, a few farmers are talking about redrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 + 1 for string bangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The idea of string bangers sounds good, where would you buy them from? I'm a member of Mole Valley Farmers (farm supplies) would some where like this stock them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The idea of string bangers sounds good, where would you buy them from? I'm a member of Mole Valley Farmers (farm supplies) would some where like this stock them. Yes, most agricultural merchants stock them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks for the advice Cranfield. Will check them out on Monday before going out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Well done on the new permission recently bagged one too it certainley puts a spring in your step. This year while lamping after harvest i seen hedgehogs like never before, you mention slugs and its been a wet year. Maybe with it been wet so no doubt more slugs meaning a good year for hedgehogs breeding? Odd but maybe. Well done with the new permission wish you the best with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Let me get this straight, the farmer has asked you to shoot the slugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 http://www.apm-supplies.co.uk/rope-bangers-p-980.html got some in my car to try tomorrow going to put them in the fields around me and set some decoys out and hide away with my hush power see if it works colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Let me get this straight, the farmer has asked you to shoot the slugs? Yep, yep, I have a .338 lapmag conditioned for the very purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yep, yep, I have a .338 lapmag conditioned for the very purpose. Too small a calibre for a humane kill. I use a 105mm Pak Howitzer but only to a max of 50 yards , much cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman_l Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yep, yep, I have a .338 lapmag conditioned for the very purpose. Nice one cracked me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitnmiss Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 The idea of string bangers sounds good, where would you buy them from? I'm a member of Mole Valley Farmers (farm supplies) would some where like this stock them. I stock them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I stock them! How much are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitnmiss Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Std £27.50 Magnum £32.50 +vat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Well, having got this new permission things are getting a bit difficult. The farmer who has given me permission is the tenant, but the gamekeeper (who holds the game shooting rights) has gone directly to the landowner, who has, apparently said, that he does not want anyone else shooting. Was due to go out tomorrow morning and telephoned the gamekeeper (as agreed) to let him know to be told by him that the landowner has said no. It gets worse, I telephone the tenant farmer to let him know, he is not happy, I said that I would not be out tomorrow until it was sorted. Within 15 minutes he was back on the phone to say that he had spoken to the landowner and had sorted it all out! He has agreed to telephone the keeper to tell him 'the news' and also to meet me at 7.30am tomorrow. I have asked him to sign a permissions form which he has agreed. I cant say I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning, but willing to give it a try once to see what happens. Has anyone else experienced such a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 my last permission had more restrictions than a squaddies rules of engagement and in the end the horse owners won ,farmer wanted his rape n wheat looking after horsey wife didnt want nasty bangs scaring the poor likkle fings .the horseless side was sold for a ban everything jubilee wood n the main farm was put outa bounds so u have my deepest been there wear the t shirt sympathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfarmergiles Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 There is a new brand of rope bangers, called ATOMIC BANGERS, being launched through all the regular stockists from 31st January 2013. I have read that they are £29.99 per box of 12 and there are 14 BANGERS PER ROPE. Seems like excellent value compared with what's out there at the moment - 16% more bangs for your bucks!! Check out the website www.ropebangers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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