Game Farming

[borderboy 80]

As some of you know i am looking to get some experience in gamekeeping. I have been looking at all sorts of vacancys. I have spotted one or two jobs on game farms. Whta sort of tasks are carried out on a game farm. What is the work like?

 

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks

BB

[Lab 10,979]

As some of you know i am looking to get some experience in gamekeeping. I have been looking at all sorts of vacancys. I have spotted one or two jobs on game farms. Whta sort of tasks are carried out on a game farm. What is the work like?

 

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks

BB

Hard work mate with long hours. Depends on the size of the rearing field but there is always feeding, bitting, setting up for day olds, washing equipment and catching up poults. This is a 7 day a week job lasting around 4 months but longer if the game farm has there own laying stock. Not a job for someone just interested in wages you just have to want to do it. Oh and there is no such thing as 9 till 5!!

[2434me 13]

As some of you know i am looking to get some experience in gamekeeping. I have been looking at all sorts of vacancys. I have spotted one or two jobs on game farms. Whta sort of tasks are carried out on a game farm. What is the work like?

 

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks

BB

Hard work mate with long hours. Depends on the size of the rearing field but there is always feeding, bitting, setting up for day olds, washing equipment and catching up poults. This is a 7 day a week job lasting around 4 months but longer if the game farm has there own laying stock. Not a job for someone just interested in wages you just have to want to do it. Oh and there is no such thing as 9 till 5!!

 

Exactly as above !!

 

You could use the experience as another string to your bow .

As my first headkeeper used to say!,

"LOOK LOTS...SAY LITTLE " !

[borderboy 80]

Thanks for the advice guys....

 

YIS

bb

[Jebus 3]

If you calculated the amount of hours a Keeper works to the wages you will find out most are on less then the minimum wage. But also you have to take into account that you normally have a house that's paid for you (you do not get to keep it!), a motor, diesel etc. But if you're looking at Keepering or rearing Game for a career you have to realise that you do it because you love doing it, not because of the money. Good luck.

[FightTheBan 1,147]

Where abouts are you situated mate?

I take it from your name, Scottish borders?

If so, would you be interested in looking more into grouse keeping? IMO, its a far better career move, no doubt some will disagree.

Summer work experience could include grouse counting and beating with the option for someone to take you on in winter.

Pleanty of grouse estates in that area.

FTB

[danw 1,748]

Where abouts are you situated mate?

I take it from your name, Scottish borders?

If so, would you be interested in looking more into grouse keeping? IMO, its a far better career move, no doubt some will disagree.

Summer work experience could include grouse counting and beating with the option for someone to take you on in winter.

Pleanty of grouse estates in that area.

FTB

 

FTB why do you think that grouse are a better career move than pheasant?

 

I'm not disagreeing or arguing just wondered

[FightTheBan 1,147]

Maybe not better career move, just better career and better quality of life.

Most grouse keepers have weekends to themselves if they can put enough work in through the week.

Bosses have more money in general, and bonuses are far superior than pheasant as are the wages(in general).

This is obviously just my opinion based on personal experience. I am not for a minute saying pheasant keepering is not a good job, just i think grouse is better.

Pheasant has moved over the years from keepering more to a 'farming' type roll on big shoots.

I know pheasant beetkeepers who couldnt tell you where the earths are on their beat etc. They become glorified chicken feeders.

 

A good pheasant job is hard to beat, but there few and far between whereas most grouse jobs are equally decent, even restoration projects.

FTB