game keeping experience

[fieldsportsman 107]

hi all, i am comming on 17 and have just fineshed school untill september, i am seriousely thinking of becoming an underkeeper/keeper, so i though before making any choices i thought it would be a good idea to get some experience under my belt, so i was wondering if anyone in kent prefrebly near canterbury that would let me come along and help and let me get a feel of things, thanks.

Edited July 19, 2010 by fieldsportsman

[fitchet 788]

i dont think youll get a underkeepers job like this mate . . . im an and underkeeper on 4000 acre partridge\pheasant shoot and will be starting on a much larger shoot soon . . . 12000 acres in fact . . . and i didnt get it by sitting around i was out in all weather beating\feeding\trapping\lamping aswell as other things and i had to do this for 3 years . . . aswell as run my lurcher and work my ferrets so get out thereand start oferring a hand on some local shoots.and dont expect instant results . . . good luck

[Holland 0]

Listen to what he's saying Fitchet!

 

He is not sitting on his arse, he is asking keepers out there if they could show him the ropes.

We have the internet now and it is a great way to communicate. Why don't you offer him a job!!

[fitchet 788]

Listen to what he's saying Fitchet!

 

He is not sitting on his arse, he is asking keepers out there if they could show him the ropes.

We have the internet now and it is a great way to communicate. Why don't you offer him a job!!

wich is the lazy way of doing things imo and i wont offer him a job 1 becouse i worked hard for it i didnt expect to fall into my lap 2 i dont know the fella and 3 he is in kent . . .

[fieldsportsman 107]

Listen to what he's saying Fitchet!

 

He is not sitting on his arse, he is asking keepers out there if they could show him the ropes.

We have the internet now and it is a great way to communicate. Why don't you offer him a job!!

wich is the lazy way of doing things imo and i wont offer him a job 1 becouse i worked hard for it i didnt expect to fall into my lap 2 i dont know the fella and 3 he is in kent . . .

o.k, firstly i fail to see why that is lazy because im trying to make an effort, secondly i dont know any keepers to ask, so if you dont have anything constructive to write, then please dont, thanks.

[fitchet 788]

Listen to what he's saying Fitchet!

 

He is not sitting on his arse, he is asking keepers out there if they could show him the ropes.

We have the internet now and it is a great way to communicate. Why don't you offer him a job!!

wich is the lazy way of doing things imo and i wont offer him a job 1 becouse i worked hard for it i didnt expect to fall into my lap 2 i dont know the fella and 3 he is in kent . . .

o.k, firstly i fail to see why that is lazy because im trying to make an effort, secondly i dont know any keepers to ask, so if you dont have anything constructive to write, then please dont, thanks.

this is constructiive mate im not saying it to have a dig or annoy im trying to help btw if you can get down to berkshire anytime soon then i can give you a taster of what its like to be a keeper its up to you bud

[fieldsportsman 107]

Listen to what he's saying Fitchet!

 

He is not sitting on his arse, he is asking keepers out there if they could show him the ropes.

We have the internet now and it is a great way to communicate. Why don't you offer him a job!!

wich is the lazy way of doing things imo and i wont offer him a job 1 becouse i worked hard for it i didnt expect to fall into my lap 2 i dont know the fella and 3 he is in kent . . .

o.k, firstly i fail to see why that is lazy because im trying to make an effort, secondly i dont know any keepers to ask, so if you dont have anything constructive to write, then please dont, thanks.

this is constructiive mate im not saying it to have a dig or annoy im trying to help btw if you can get down to berkshire anytime soon then i can give you a taster of what its like to be a keeper its up to you bud

o.k, thanks

[dig2dogs 2]

im with you holland, sorry fitchet but with respect you were assuming that this is all the kid is doing to find this line of work experience, he is possibly "i dont know him so cant say for sure" just using this as "one" way to find help, i suspect by ya last post offering him a chance to see first hand how hard a commercial keeper has to work that you have realised this and i do hope he now steps up to the scratch and takes you up on it

all the best

d2d

[ratattack 111]

College would also be a good plan of attack, there are enough college courses out there in wildlife management. That said there are hundreds of guys wanting to be keepers on courses who will all be chasing the same jobs Get beating on local estates or find a gamefarm and start from there cos you won't get a course or underkeepers job at this time of year.

[PuBS 1]

put a post on www.pubs.myfunforum.org its all free

getting experience is just the start - many estates want college trained people but try and get that first experience before committing yourself.

Be warned though for every keepers job vacancy there are many fully qualified and experienced people applying

[kingkeeper21 2]

im half and half with this fitchet is half right in what hes saying in my experiance head keepers want to see that a lad is keen and can work his bollocks off and drag his arse out of bed in a morning. so getting out there go beating and start making your face recognised. if you know any people that know keepers ask them to introduce you thats how i started to be honest youve started a bit late on in the year, but dont let that put you off the more you get out there the better. look in the shooting times aswell matey often theres the odd place come up in the situations vacant collom.

if it was me id steer clear of colleges to start with matey employers need to know that you can do the job with your hands and not write about it, that might not be entially fair to some but thats the way people look at it.

good look matey keep trying and get out there.

all the best.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

if ime still heare next year and your still wanting to know how its done. you can help us for the summer about 10 weeks. acom is provided and its about 100-120 a week wage