nderfel Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 i know a lot of you guys have gold course permissions, did you get these in the same way as a normal one, i.e. door knocking or is there more to it than that? Do you need any special insurance or is the standard BSAC cover adequate? Its something i want to have a crack at as we have a fair amount of courses round here and from what i can see half of them are infested with rabbits Cheers Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 They are a lot of work and bad hours at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 As above a lot of work, you can take 300 rabbits but if you don't get the one the boss sees every morning as he drives it your wasting your time! But that said some good shooting to be had, and yes its all down to door knocking. if you can't put the time in or put a team together you can trust then it can be more aggro than its worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 cheers guys - there are three of us who shoot in a syndicate who would be looking to manage something between us - assuming we ever got a yes that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejase Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have 3 courses and have found It`s best to speak to the head greenkeeper first. Tell him you overheard some members complaining about the rabbits on the course and the damage they are doing. Summers a pain as you have to wait until 10pm to start, but winters all good and you can be out just after tea and back before supper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 now that is good advise - thanks jase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have just come back from my golf course permission, I have not a living thing,! Plenty of bits, and pieces , of ducks , moorhens, rabbits and pheasant. Even a half eaten carp on the 5th,green. The flaming MINK are back again. Just keep an eye out ,if you do get a permission for a golf course. If they have social events , as mine does!!! (I have seen some right amorous 'goin on's) They dont half panic when you let a 32gram 12 gauge , ten yards away. Seriously though. Put some signs out , laminated A5 on a stake, Saying "PEST CONTROL" IN PROGESS. In the appropriate places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy 700 Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Get out there, some great advice above , some of the best shooting I have ever had , you may need 2 game bags though! Happy shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan83 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I find them great permissions as well, and well worth the hard work. I've always gone about getting them by either going into the professional shop after I've finished playing or ringing them up and saying I've just played and noticed the rabbit damage, do you have anyone that controls them. That way it almost goes above the green keepers head because I've found a lot of them say they either do it themselves or they've got a friend that does. Just personal experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppaynter Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 I Have two Golf courses and i got mine by putting letters out one is mainly rabbits and foxes and the other was Canada geese and foxes the problem is your there very early or very late, im lucky that i managed to clear a big goose problem and help pull the green keepers 4 wheeler out of a ditch when his boy had to much fun, so he now gives me free rain of the place but yes there is a lot of work and hours but worth it, sounds bad but during the floods i was up there nearly all week all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Im a greenkeeper and have been for many years as a pest controller myself i understand like many you will never get every last rabbit what the golfers wanna see is a improvement. The main vermin to shoot on golf coseres are rabbits obviously but also crow/rooks these love diggin into greens and tees for leather jackets and foxes they love to poo on everything benches, greens, tee markers you name it. I sometimes in the summer can get a few hours daylight shooting in as on non compertition days golfers are home by half 8 leaving me some valuble daylight hours for young bunnies and crows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 we are quite well in the the head green keeper on one golf course and he arranges for us to have a buggy so in the summer months you can get very close to them in the evenings as they seem to get used to the buggies colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 cheers guys - I think I will start dropping some letters / emails out to local courses and see where it takes me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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