I thought the tennant had the right to appoint one named person to control vermin, or at least that's the impression I have got from the many threads on the subject that have been on here over the years..
They might have Malt, it might be on this estate though that they can't. You wouldn't believe some of the problems the remnants go through just to shoot a few rabbits themselves. I found out by way of a bollocking one day as I had been given permission by the tenant to ferret, but hadnt got the permission from the keeper. Luckily it all ended ok but now on those particular farms I can only