permission

[james79 0]

help needed, could any one out there please offer some tips to help me get ferreting permission in the north east.

[jf1970 328]

go knocking on doors,dress sensibly(don't go dressed like rambo)no dogs,and just explain to the person your intentions,the worst that can happen is that they say no,knock on as many doors as possible you are bound to get one to start you of,atb

 

 

[stevethefish 80]

Thats it mate, knock knock, be gracious and polite, once you get your foot in you can name drop and get other farms to give a reference. Its hard work at first but it gets easier. When I moved to Lincolnshire from Sheffield I didnt have any down here, I now have 9 farms, estates to go at with about 14,000 acres to go at.

Keep you chin up and dont get dispondant.

[longnetter 32]

Don't say how old you are mate but a friend of mine joined NOBS (National Organisation of Beaters and Pickers Up)he gets paid for the beating (not much)and has got some lovely country to ferret...got to be worth a try.

 

ATB

[lamping rabbit 11]

u dont get any where if u dont ask.....

[wullieh 53]

1, Dress in casual clothes

2, Dont take ferrets, dogs, guns

3, Choose your timing , dont go when likley to be having lunch or tea

4, Explain that you will have a set of ground rules ie ferrets will have a locator on them and none will be left, all rabbits will be quickly despatched and removed, no litter will be left and any digging will be back filled.

5, Let him know it will be on his terms--He might just give you a small area first to see how you get on.

6, always speak to the land owner in person-never phone to ask or leave a letter (doubt they reply)

7, always stick to the terms he gives.

 

I found it hard also to get permission and put cards thru doors asking explaining that i run a rescue, but after speaking to one estate owner in person and telling him i run a rescue after 45 mins i left not knowing if i had permission or not only to get a phone call two days later asking when i would come, i now have his estate nad two othere and the two farms linking them and this season we have took 1359 rabbits from all the permissions,

there is four of us who do this every week and as a kind gesture we chipped in and bought the main man a bottle of whiskey, this way is shows our thanks for him letting us on the land and not hiring it out to a shooting club.

this is now the end of our second year doing these permisions and everyone is very happy the land owners and us.

 

Ps we can now use dogs, birds of prey, and air rifles on the land and he just keeps getting us more and more ground as i also have some small pest control jobs that i get paid for now. it only about £30 for two hours work but covers fuel and buys a few beers.

you could also try joining a local ferret club but they might not give any until you are a active club member.

[The one 8,493]

Get out and chap doors and when you get your first permission kill yourself doing everything the landower ask's of you them go to the folk over the boundry fence and say i do the rabbits for so and so would you be interesting in me doing yours ? and you can bet they will contact your farmer and if he puts a good word in for you ,you will soon have plenty permission

[longdog13 36]

Get out and chap doors and when you get your first permission kill yourself doing everything the landower ask's of you them go to the folk over the boundry fence and say i do the rabbits for so and so would you be interesting in me doing yours ? and you can bet they will contact your farmer and if he puts a good word in for you ,you will soon have plenty permission

 

100% spot on there matey it works more often than not

[james79 0]

thanks lads, hopefully ill have permission for next season

[farmerkev09 105]

i gave a day working on the farm shitting out just shows you that your willing i find it hard beeing only 19 year old but a days work goes a long way

 

good luck pal every one needs it when hawking permision

 

 

farmer

[THE DEMON 93]

yes mate like every 1 else says there is no harm asking i dont know how many farmers have turned me down but keep trying and you will get it atb