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most people think twice before posting pictures and write ups as things are changing. Hunting, shooting, fishing and general pest control is in the spotlight at the moment iwm

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I see this type of work every week. My main income is bird control/netting etc and once a company has paid out £700 + and not seen any results everyone who follows will be treated with scepticism. Tell your boss to stop the work and bring someone in who understands bird control and how to trap, proof, shoot and remove birds from industial units. THIS TYPE OF WORK ONLY UNDERMINES THE REST OF US WHO WORK IN THIS FIELD. IWM

I think we should contact all shooting magazines just to let them know we all need to take the rules onboard. good idea Rez i will do the same. iwm

Things are already changing.I have had a contract with a rail contractor to shoot pigeons 3 or 4 times a year in railway stations (air rifle) for several years and since the GL mess they have told me any further shooting will only be allowed when an ecologist will be on site to record the outcome of the shoot, and asked for a FAC (never asked before but i have it) although i only ever use under12 on these jobs. iwm

All Pest control should have documented evidence of everything you do on site and thats the way shooting will need to go to keep everyone inside the law. Im lucky i have been in pest control a long time and have been filling in reports (and photos) on sites for years, but you will need to start to be professional in your approach. Even if you dont get paid for your pest control you still have a duty of care to everyone on that site be it human or animal.If you dont do it now some one will take that decision for you with the outcome being more legislation and control over shooting. iwm

Find the maintenence team on site and ask them for the work. You never know? iwm

If you have applied you can carry out your cull just keep records and let them know the out come and number of crows removed from site. Leave a record with the farmer and i also take photos iwm

This has just been posted on Natural England website what DOES THE INTRODUCTION OF STATUTORY CHARGING IN 2019 MEAN TO YOU???? LEAD LICENSING OFFICER Natural England Wildlife Licensing Service Natural England’s Wildlife Licensing Service has been created in response to customer demand for more effective and efficient protected species licensing in line with our service standards and the introduction of statutory charging in 2019. The team covers Species Management, European Protected Species, Science and Conservation Licenses among other strands of relat

Ive already cancelled jobs on an industrial estate for Monday for feral pigeons in a empty unit, mybe i should try for the RSPB/NATURAL ENGLAND JOB well pissed off this week dont think ive ever put so much on here in a few days iwm

RSPB AND NATURAL ENGLAND WORKING TOGETHER IN JOINT OFFICES IN LANCASHIRE AND YOU NEED PEST CONTROL EXPERIENCE Reference number: A0230419 Location: Lancashire Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have excellent machinery and estate management skills? Are you passionate about saving nature? Can you help us deliver and develop our exciting partnership with Natural England? If so we would really like to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to join our small team managing the Ri

air rifles all to be licenced as scotland £100+, BPCA/RSPH2 certificates, £1000+ full pest control insurance not just BASC £300+ proof of working as a full time pest controller ie BPCA/NPTA approved and a Natural England licence £ ££££ Thats where this will go. Ive already got all this but get ready lads it will become expensive to shoot. iwm

I have just looked at Packems website. We could have been told about this weeks ago by BASC and started the ball rolling then (see packems twitterfeed) instead of when its to late. Packem makes millions out of wildlife with clothing for sale etc, all i make is a living as a pest controller. We are been screwed by someone with money yet again .I just hope its a good year on the wasps again, What a peice of scum Packem is!!!!!!! iwm

I work full time as a pest controller as many on here do. I have just spoken to the BPCA who have told me thay will need to wait for more information from Natural England before any further comment. If large groups like this are backing away we will need to do it ourselves. I have ladder traps out at the moment covering several fields of ewes and lambs some high on a hillside where the farmer lambs some outside in pens if the weather is fine. I will have to call in today as i do everyday to check the traps but open up the tops to allow any further birds caught after today to escape . Im not lo

As a Yorkshireman, labour has been the only party to vote for (before the referendum) but i will never vote for them again!! If someone comes along and gives me and more important my family and grandchildren a chance of a future, my vote will be with them. At the moment ive been left behind by the westminster fools. The house of commons needs to be closed down and stop making us all look like idiots to the rest of the world. iwm