rabbiting 1 Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) I am Currently finishing a course in Fisheries Management in Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland. I have previously tried to get into game keeping and was told to try and get some sort of qualification. I was unable to attend a game keeping course in the United Kingdom due to finance and this was the only course in ireland to do with any kind of wildlife management. I also have completed a 3 day Gamekeeping course. I help my local gun club in rearing bird and i carry out a lot og pest control for the local farmers. Is there any under keeping or other such opportunities going so that i can follow it up. Cheers for help Ollie Edited October 5, 2011 by rabbiting Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 no! a tad sharp that :laugh: Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 no! ignore that mate thats about as helpful as a ashtray on a motorbike.. im sure there something mate contact local keepers theyre the best people to ask... underkeeper or maybe even a labourer of some sort.. we al have to start somewhere.... Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 NATIONAL GAMEKEEPERS ASSOSIATION , JOIN AND WRITE TO AS MANY ESTATES YOU CAN , AND DONT GIVE IN Quote Link to post
WonderWellies 1 Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I'm sure you'll have looked at NGOs website as gonetoearth suggested above - the menu on the left has "About Gamekeeping" and "Advice Sheets" - they're both worth a look. Also click on "Charitable Trust" to get to their educational trust website; the "Becoming a Gamekeeper" page has a section called "At College" with a "click here" option for a list of courses. You could also contact the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust - they run a job register for keepers looking for work and employers with vacancies to fill. And keep talking to people on forums like this as they're a gold mine of contacts and opportunities. Not sure what you can do re the finance thing; certainly worth emailing GWT about. They're email address etc is on their Facebook page - if you're on, look for Gamekeepers Welfare Trust. If not, PM me. Good luck! Quote Link to post
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