shotgun666 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) out shooting yesteray,,the farmer came over for a chat :( ,and as we chatted half an hour passed,talking about shooting of cause, :o ,,i offered him my gun to try on a few pigeons passing,,,he said i cant shoot,,,,so as it was quiet at the time we put some targets up and christ,,,he didnt miss a shot .so i said try the two woodies coming over, he was like a duck to water,,2 barrels 2 woodies..he loved it...PHONE CALL THIS MORNING,,, ,,,FARMER PETE,,,IVE GOT YOU 3 MORE FIELDS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT THEM MATE...HOW LUCKY AM I... IVE ONLY BEEN SHOOTING THERE 6 MONTH,,,NICE GUY..AS HE WANTS TO HELP ALL HE CAN,,,PERMINANT HIDE CAN BE BUILD ETC,FULL SHOOTING RIGHTS,,,IT CANT GET BETTER THAN THAT CAN IT Edited July 17, 2009 by shotgun666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Very well done, thats the way to do it :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun666 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) thanks a lot, SPANIEL,,he went to the local last night and came back with 3 fields for me to shoot and they are all next to each other.plus ive got to meet his neighbor and he has said this morning,,,give me 2 rabbits for the pot each week you have my 40 acres of rape also,,,christ i snapped his hand off.this morning,I THOUGHT ALL MY BIRTHDAYS CAME AT ONCE,,,,,,,OVER 350 ACRES OF LAND IN ONE MORNING,,,,WELL WORTH A CHAT YESTERDAY AND THE TARGET PRACTICE... .SO COME ON GUYS AND GIRLS TALK TO YOUR FARMER NOW AND THEN AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED WITH THE REWARDS. BEST REGARDS FRANK Edited July 17, 2009 by shotgun666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Nice one, i've alway said if you'r tidy with people they a normally tidy with you :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshot Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 its true if you are polite and do as you say your going to do you wont go far wrong. i know from first hand three years ago i managed to get about 150 acres of crop land to shoot on i had't met the farmer before in my life but i went and spoke to him and he was ok after all the blah blah blahs i went on my way.i rang him every time i went out and so on and so on. well early last year i had a phone call at work from a farm manager who wanted a quote for two steel buildings for his boss.any how i passed the job to my estamater who went on and won the job well to cut a long story short the job was for the farmer whose land i was shooting on i went up when the first shed was going up and met the farmer again he was so pleased with our work and that the job was deliverd two weeks before our quoted time he told me i can shoot all his land 3000 acres.quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samw Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 nice one shotgun mate keep at the wish it was that easy round my way lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 good work fella - it's essential to have a good rapport with your farmers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennym Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 good man..... well done cautionary tail, I'm sure you'll see my point....... but at the same time I'm sure you wont have any problems I was a production director for a large company..........because of my experience they said because......... because I excelled at my job they said......... I was chosen to go to sri lanka to set up & train people for a new production unit over there....... it wasn't long before UK production was surplus to requirements AND I ........great & invaluable tho I was, I was made redundant........ lets hope your farmer,... like most doesn't have the time to shoot to much.....or better still you & him become shooting partners Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun666 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) cheers guys, for all your thoughts and congrats best regards frank,,,farmer was over the moon i let him have a few pot shots,but he said theres no way his missus would let him shoot eva,,,,as she hates guns Edited July 17, 2009 by shotgun666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Shot gun 666 , you are going about it the right way and you need to cultivate a friendship with your farmer . Dont be hesitant in offering help around the farm if you can . My friendship with my farmer friend started exactly the same way many years ago . I now have 3000 acres of prime arable land to shoot over and have the full run of the farms with all the game and vermin shooting and deer stalking . I am well known to his neighbours and could if i wanted have their farms to shoot over if i wanted . I do help them out when they have a deer or pigeon problem . Cultivate a friendship with your farmer and your shooting will be safe for years to come . Well done . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun666 Posted July 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 thankyou harnser,i totaly agree ,ive offered my services ,from anything from a broken fence post to mucking out etc.when i was starting out a little old guy sat in the corner of the gun shop said to me ,SON WORK WITH THE FARMER AND HE WILL WORK FOR YOU,,,later i thought about what he said,and tried it and ive NEVER LOOKED BACK..MONTHS LATER BACK IN THE SHOP,I WAS TALKING TO THE OWNER AND ASKED WHO THE OLD GUY WAS THATS ALWAYS IN THE SHOP,,,,,HE SAID ITS OLD JACK,,HES 86 YEARS OLD AND IF YOU WANT ANY ADVISE ,HE IS THE MAN TO SEE ,,GAMEKEEPER, AND STILL SHOOTING....I LEFT A BOTTLE ON THE COUNTER FOR HIM GREAT GUY. , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samw Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 thankyou harnser,i totaly agree ,ive offered my services ,from anything from a broken fence post to mucking out etc.when i was starting out a little old guy sat in the corner of the gun shop said to me ,SON WORK WITH THE FARMER AND HE WILL WORK FOR YOU,,,later i thought about what he said,and tried it and ive NEVER LOOKED BACK..MONTHS LATER BACK IN THE SHOP,I WAS TALKING TO THE OWNER AND ASKED WHO THE OLD GUY WAS THATS ALWAYS IN THE SHOP,,,,,HE SAID ITS OLD JACK,,HES 86 YEARS OLD AND IF YOU WANT ANY ADVISE ,HE IS THE MAN TO SEE ,,GAMEKEEPER, AND STILL SHOOTING....I LEFT A BOTTLE ON THE COUNTER FOR HIM GREAT GUY. , arnt the old timers the best lol full of info that nobody knows of lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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