flashybike1 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hi everyone, Pretty new to pigeon shooting and have recent been granted permission over 30 fields and hundreds of acres of land. My question is, is it ok to park up and take a leisurely walk around the hedgerow? Thanks James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Yes if you have permission from the owner written preferable and ok to shoot legal quarry. Edited January 28, 2017 by deny essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Hello mate Yes of course it is. As long as you have permission. Stay with the boundaries of your permission. Be mindful of the public and any access they have to your permission. Footpaths ect. Also any livestock Also try to be considerate of people living in or around your permission. Yes as pest controllers we have a job to do and a landowner to keep happy. Try to find a happy medium. It's very easy to fall out of favour buy the locals complaining. For me personally I would spend a little of time just having a good nose about and getting to know the lay of the land. At the end of the day as long as you have permission to be there your SAFE and your not being an idiot or a pain in the backside your NOT doing anything wrong. So go enjoy yourself The rest of it is just common sense 👍 Edited January 28, 2017 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 it might be worth...speaking to the owner of the ajacent land......................i have done so in the past...conversation goes as follows "hello my name is bla bla bla....i control pigeons on your next dor neighbors land.....and sometimes i have pricked birds dropping onto your fields....may i walk out into your fields to retrieve the birds.?" "yes thats fine...and whilst you are about it...shoot any damn pigeons you see on my land.....im having a problem with so and so field ...so when you are next up there let a few shots off at them....best you set up in the small spinney of mine" yes that does happen...it has happened on 2 occasions to me....................and it is common curtisy to do so.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashybike1 Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hi everyone, Pretty new to pigeon shooting and have recent been granted permission over 30 fields and hundreds of acres of land. My question is, is it ok to park up and take a leisurely walk around the hedgerow? Thanks James What would you be planning on shooting whilst you were wandering the hedgerows? Pheasants and partridges are about to go out of season. You may learn more about pigeon behaviour by sitting and watching from your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hello mate Yes of course it is. As long as you have permission. Stay with the boundaries of your permission. Be mindful of the public and any access they have to your permission. Footpaths ect. Also any livestock Also try to be considerate of people living in or around your permission. Yes as pest controllers we have a job to do and a landowner to keep happy. Try to find a happy medium. It's very easy to fall out of favour buy the locals complaining. For me personally I would spend a little of time just having a good nose about and getting to know the lay of the land. At the end of the day as long as you have permission to be there your SAFE and your not being an idiot or a pain in the backside your NOT doing anything wrong. So go enjoy yourself The rest of it is just common sense That sums it up, especially the "common sense" bit. "Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted" , a quote from Field Marshall Rommel . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) It's called reconnaissance and is never time wasted but you don't always need to take the gun. Not talking of a broken gate - unless it's newly done and vandalised - as he'll know about it, but if you spot anything out of the ordinary, tell the farmer. In 30 years on the same land, only once have I told the farmer something he didn't already know, but I keep doing it. One way of letting him know that you're out and about. Edit: Recce, beaten by C by seconds. Edited January 28, 2017 by wymberley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Enjoy your permission. and to PW. You may find this note on shooting and rights of way from BASC helpful. This article also which highlights issues of game landing over boundaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) And on top of it all, it's nice to go for wander with a gun. Edited January 28, 2017 by kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Only shoot quarry that you have been given permission to shoot, even if it is in season and legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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