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[Ray Mears 272]

well the story goes i am leaving school in just over 3 months now and have my eyes set on a job in pest controlling or gamekeeping (with i no will take abit of work some were down the line). but i am willing to put my self though abit of stick to get there. i do not want to be stacking shalves at tesco or asda or where ever.... so i was wondering what is the best route to take i no some people on this website will point me in the right directions like ditch who i no has a few things to say about it but i am in two minds what to do shall i go to collage study it shall i try and get a job straight away what grades do i need if any..... its all abit confusing when you leave school you have your mind here there and ever were i was just wondering what some people thought on the subject thanks in advance all the best and good hunting whippet boy :thumbs-up:

[Rabbithunter 456]

the one thing i regret about leaving school is jumping straight into a job. Have yourself a months relaxation

[Cadders 0]

I'm in the same boat mate, Dont know what to do with myself worked in a bank for 2 years,And plastering for 6 months, need a change Edited February 1, 2007 by Cadders

[snoopdog 1,256]

get yourself to college and find a shoot so you can go beating you have to get to no people ..show them how keen you are ask hte game keeper if he needs any help .you will have to be a skivvy for a bit and work for nothing if the keeper says he needs some help and and tells you to be at his house at 6 oclock in the morning ....be there there at 5.30...you have to show willing and most of all be keen and listen...if you dont no of any shoots find out..go and knock on the keepers door and ask him i you can go beating or give him a hand tell him you will work for nothing ....and if you ever end up keepering ..just let me no where.. ..good look if you are willing you will get what you want you might get a few knock backs but sombody will take you on...

[Ray Mears 272]

thanks for all the imput keep them coming

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

How old are ye, mate?

[Ray Mears 272]

How old are ye, mate?

 

16 in 4 days just old enough to get a scooter well its a start to transport......

[dickyboy 1]

i am an ex sparsholt lad!! started gamekeeping 3 years to the day!

 

Finished my course last june and to back up and add to what snoopdog said, Yes get work experience and go to college, sparsholt is best!

 

I worked for 6months full time 8-10 hour days voluntarily, then while at college i spent my allowance on full to drive home and work- voluntarily!! every friday i worked for free, didn't even get lamping permission, never even asked!!

 

then did my 10 week work experience on the estate asked to be paid if i did the full 19week summer holiday, after several letters to the land agent i got £40 a week, some days were 6.30am - 10 pm---Piss poor wage

 

while at college theres loads of work but get on with it or the whole 2 years is a waste of time!! as my two mates found out when they had 15 odd assignments to do in 1 week i did some every night!....i remember well cos i'd already done mine and it was lovely weather so i was outside having a smoke with the girls while they were scribbling away!! hahaha

 

Then cos of the work and the contacts i had built up i had proved myself to this community and there was a potential job oppurtunity....so i did one day voluntary work with a pest controller and one day with the keeper!

During this time i lived on £20 a week and fuel food and beer had to be paid with that!!

 

But I was one of very few people that walked straight out into a job... today was given a £2000 pay rise and only do the lamping on the estate i helped on!! I have sole permission on that estate!!

 

F***ing paid off!!!! One mate is doing the college course again, one is working in a factory and one has no job lost his licence and has fuct his life up!!

 

It wasn't easy but was fun....have two real good friends into gamekeeping etc

 

where you from mate?

 

if theres anything you want to know or i missed(unlikely in that lot lol) then PM me?!?!

[NIGHTSHADOW 3]

Good on you young one its good to see young blood keeping up with all field sports, I was a part time keeper for over 14 years it hard work but I have to say I loved it, she did not ? In doing it part time I was ask more then onces if I wanted to do it full time alway said no the money was very poor I no long do it as the farm where I was keepering is a big housing estate good job I said no I was asked by others to go with them I cound not as it broke my heart to see my shoot gone to houses I could go on ? onces again good luck

[dickyboy 1]

yeah thats me!! crazy mate wants to be ray mears lol!!

 

i did NDGW..what course were you on?? or who are you?? pm me if you like!

 

The shit used to get for having my dog....got thrown out of a tutorial for taking him in and sitting down, dropping a rabbit for him on the golf course, having him there anyway!!

 

was funny though as he was the dog my lecturer set out to get but got a crazy arsed pointerx that was useless!! hahaha

 

then the piss taking for having a p***y dog!!

Edited February 2, 2007 by dickyboy

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Whippet Boy; Can't ye stay on at school a bit more, mate? Get some more exam results under ye belt. Last ye a life time they will and no one can ever take them away from ye.

 

Then a full, clean driving liscence would be de riggour. Keepers need to carry sacks of feed and equipment about the place. Pest Controllers too.

 

Places at Sparsholt aren't just there for the taking. There's many more applicants each year than there are places. A years hands on experiance is a great help, if not a prerequissete. Bit easier to find that year too, if ye can drive and show ye can put two words or numbers together.

 

It's a f*cking hard race out here, mate. Every little something ye can pick up before joining in would be a bonus along the way.

 

And be ready to stack shelves - or better, get some work with a jobbing builder / building maintanence man - while ye wait. Knowing how to put two bits of wood together and generally make yeself handy is another boon. As is learning what it's like to fetch and carry for a man who just seems to order ye about all day while doing seemingly nothing himself.

 

Got all that and more coming to ye. All part of growing up in the big, bad world, mate

 

Thing is, ye have to show ye that little bit special. Make yeself stand out from the rest of the crowd. Give them a reason to pick You. Not the next enthusiastic youngster with a ferret at home.

 

Best of luck.

[Ray Mears 272]

thanks for all the replies i think i am going to ask around a few gamekeepers houses and see if thay will let me help out abit all the best and good hunting whippetboy :thumbs-up:

[snoopdog 1,256]

thanks for all the replies i think i am going to ask around a few gamekeepers houses and see if thay will let me help out abit all the best and good hunting whippetboy :thumbs-up:

show willing..and dont take your dog ..dont even mention it for a while they will just think your after perrmission our checling the land out... :whistle:

[T.F.Student 0]

Very good advice

 

The following is what can happen at Sparsholt when you shame your mates by swearing at a dinner lady ...Cornish pasties may not...have carrots in em...but you will be hunted down and dealt with

[dickyboy 1]

TFStudent you a sparsholt lad as well!! Is the dinnerlady still there?? she chased me about for wearing my boots into the lunch room.....They were spotless clean....She had a tantrum!!!