Experienced (and ensured) ferreter needed

[trephilgar 1]

Hi.

 

Not sure if this is the right place to post this so please dont shout if its not.

We have some fields on the outskirts of Newquay in cornwall that are being hammered by rabbits.

We can only shoot so many so need the services of an experienced ferret person to come over an clean them out.

 

The fields are use by horses and are crossed by a footpath so tact will be needed if the public are watching.

If a good job is done on our fields an introduction will be made to neighboring land owners.

 

Please note that this will not be a come and go as you please permission for our land nor is it an invite for your mates to come for some fun, however if you enjoy working your ferrets and want some land that is alive with rabbits please get in contact.

 

Many thanks and apologies if this isi in the wrong section. We want ferret people with nets, not more people with guns, we have enough of our own.

[tinman3 3]

id love this if only it was closer! good luck getting them sorted!

[Jamie m 668]

It is the right section and a fare offer you will get lots of replys you might not get what your after right away wish I was in Cornwall I ferret for three registerd pest controllers . As I said you will get lots of interest but remeber there's ferrets that can bolt a few rabbits and then there's working ferrets it sure would be a nice weeks holiday if I had somewhere to stay lol best of luck and I hope whoever does it does ferreters and themselves proud ,

[Richie10 345]

Hi.

 

Not sure if this is the right place to post this so please dont shout if its not.

We have some fields on the outskirts of Newquay in cornwall that are being hammered by rabbits.

We can only shoot so many so need the services of an experienced ferret person to come over an clean them out.

 

The fields are use by horses and are crossed by a footpath so tact will be needed if the public are watching.

If a good job is done on our fields an introduction will be made to neighboring land owners.

 

Please note that this will not be a come and go as you please permission for our land nor is it an invite for your mates to come for some fun, however if you enjoy working your ferrets and want some land that is alive with rabbits please get in contact.

 

Many thanks and apologies if this isi in the wrong section. We want ferret people with nets, not more people with guns, we have enough of our own.

 

Sounds like a good offer. Not sure if I like all the warnings though.

 

Sometimes people think they are doing ferreters a favour, when infact it is the other way round and they are getting a service for free.

Alot of the permissions I have don't allow guns anyway because of the horses.

 

Good luck to the person that gets this land.

[trephilgar 1]

Sorry if the "warnings" are off putting.

 

I always want to know as much about the land on which I shoot as possible so I thought I would mention the footpath.

 

There are enough members of the public who will think we should leave the "little fluffy bunnies" alone and Im sure most members of the forum would agree that some tact is needed when dealing with a pest so as to get the job done while not giving the Antis more dirt to through.

 

I shoot rabbits for a number of land owners in Surrey and do so because it gives me the opportunity to shoot when I want in Surrey when most people have to pay for their shooting.

 

Im not suggesting in any way that we think we are doing you a favor by letting you deal with the rabbits on our land.

Yes we are getting a service and in return someone who enjoys working their ferrets will get access to some land that would otherwise not be available.

[Richie10 345]

Sorry if the "warnings" are off putting.

 

I always want to know as much about the land on which I shoot as possible so I thought I would mention the footpath.

 

There are enough members of the public who will think we should leave the "little fluffy bunnies" alone and Im sure most members of the forum would agree that some tact is needed when dealing with a pest so as to get the job done while not giving the Antis more dirt to through.

 

I shoot rabbits for a number of land owners in Surrey and do so because it gives me the opportunity to shoot when I want in Surrey when most people have to pay for their shooting.

 

Im not suggesting in any way that we think we are doing you a favor by letting you deal with the rabbits on our land.

Yes we are getting a service and in return someone who enjoys working their ferrets will get access to some land that would otherwise not be available.

 

You will have the opportunity to screen the person when they come to visit and explain the rules.

 

I hope it all works out for you and the person you have given the permission to.

 

Happy new year to you.

[trephilgar 1]

Naturally if we get interest we will walk the person around to show the boundaries and where the problem is and to see if they are comfortable with the land we have and we are comfortable having them around.

 

I assume there are alot less people who work ferrets than there are who shoot as we could get as many people as we want to come and shoot but there seem to be relatively few people who ferret (if thats the right word?).

 

As a result we assume most west country ferreters have more than enough land to work and so we may struggle.

Will wait and see.

[Richie10 345]

Naturally if we get interest we will walk the person around to show the boundaries and where the problem is and to see if they are comfortable with the land we have and we are comfortable having them around.

 

I assume there are alot less people who work ferrets than there are who shoot as we could get as many people as we want to come and shoot but there seem to be relatively few people who ferret (if thats the right word?).

 

As a result we assume most west country ferreters have more than enough land to work and so we may struggle.

Will wait and see.

 

You will find that people with no background of fieldsports and have never even seen most quarry will take up shooting. That's why they moan about all the other sports taking away things they can take potshots at.

 

The problem is with alot of land that is shot on there isn't that many rabbits there to be ferreted and so people don't see it worth their while, also many people don't like the idea of having insurance to go ferreting but alot of land owners ask for it now.

I am sure you will have someone take up the offer shortly.

[trephilgar 1]

The insurance is as much for your benefit as ours. We have our cover with the Country side alliance which covers us for hunting shooting and fishing and general equestrian.

 

If you fall over your nets and hurt your self you need to be covered. We recently had a poacher on our land in Surrey who tried to claim against us for walking into an electric fence while steeling birds from the pens!

 

Several of the fields in cornwall are in a pretty bad state with regard to the rabbit damage. We shoot maybe 15-20 rabbits a week but the numbers are still growing. The field to one side of 2 of the fields is completely overgrown and is alive with rabbits.

 

Hopefully someone will want to have a look as gaining access to new land to work is getting harder.

 

[torchey 1,328]

The insurance is as much for your benefit as ours. We have our cover with the Country side alliance which covers us for hunting shooting and fishing and general equestrian.

 

If you fall over your nets and hurt your self you need to be covered. We recently had a poacher on our land in Surrey who tried to claim against us for walking into an electric fence while steeling birds from the pens!

 

Several of the fields in cornwall are in a pretty bad state with regard to the rabbit damage. We shoot maybe 15-20 rabbits a week but the numbers are still growing. The field to one side of 2 of the fields is completely overgrown and is alive with rabbits.

 

Hopefully someone will want to have a look as gaining access to new land to work is getting harder.

 

Completely overgrown you,ll be looking for someone with no permision then and pretty feckin eager

[trephilgar 1]

The owner of the overgrown fields thought they were going to sell the land to developers so let it go. We keep our fields in good shape as we keep horses and the additional farmland is all arable.

 

Not alot of interest so far apart from a couple of very critical PMs saying I was out of order to offer the land and was taking advantage? Not sure how or why.

 

Did not think this would be that hard to sort out especially when you look in the back of some of the magazines and see day ticket vermin control offered?

 

Not sure about "no permissions" why?

[hunter-girl 10]

The owner of the overgrown fields thought they were going to sell the land to developers so let it go. We keep our fields in good shape as we keep horses and the additional farmland is all arable.

 

Not alot of interest so far apart from a couple of very critical PMs saying I was out of order to offer the land and was taking advantage? Not sure how or why.

 

Did not think this would be that hard to sort out especially when you look in the back of some of the magazines and see day ticket vermin control offered?

 

Not sure about "no permissions" why?

 

I have just sent you a pm with my details

[andy67 7]

good luck hels . hope something comes of it for you cos i know youll do a good job .

[doddsy1970 9]

The owner of the overgrown fields thought they were going to sell the land to developers so let it go. We keep our fields in good shape as we keep horses and the additional farmland is all arable.

 

Not alot of interest so far apart from a couple of very critical PMs saying I was out of order to offer the land and was taking advantage? Not sure how or why.

 

Did not think this would be that hard to sort out especially when you look in the back of some of the magazines and see day ticket vermin control offered?

 

Not sure about "no permissions" why?

 

 

I offered some ferreting on here a while back and one of the conditions was that they were insured. I did eventually find someone and he was a thoroughly genuine guy who enjoyed a really good day. I dont know why people view such offers with such scepticism. Tre...... I hope you find the right person to help you.

[max abell 196]

Naturally if we get interest we will walk the person around to show the boundaries and where the problem is and to see if they are comfortable with the land we have and we are comfortable having them around.

 

I assume there are alot less people who work ferrets than there are who shoot as we could get as many people as we want to come and shoot but there seem to be relatively few people who ferret (if thats the right word?).

 

As a result we assume most west country ferreters have more than enough land to work and so we may struggle.

Will wait and see.

The reason you will always be able to find someone to shoot the rabbits as you state you do yourself is because it takes no effort to drive round with a rifle out the window i do it myself on all my permissions through the summer months and shoot 100s of rabbits it looks to me that you are looking for someone to do all the hard graft after yourself has done the easy bit good luck in finding someone to do it cos personaly wouldnt give it the time of day if we do the control on a bit of permission we do all the control not just the hardest bit what the shooters dont want to do if the land is not safe to shoot then fair enough but as someone has already stated that good pest controlers ie ferreters are doing you a favour not you doing them one there is always people needing rabbits controled free of charge good luck with finding someone