spartan_ferret 6 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hello All Do you need a certificate or a qualification to become a gamekeeper ? Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,867 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 You can do a gamekeeping course mate http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/so-you-want-to-be-a-gamekeeper/colleges-offering-gamekeeping-courses.cfm Quote Link to post
mashurubu 0 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi,there are gamekeeping courses at most agricultural colleges.You could always start by getting to know a gamekeeper and offering to help out or by becoming a beater on a shoot.When i became a gamekeeper you didn't need any qualifications you had to learn everything off the other keepers and by experience. Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,867 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi,there are gamekeeping courses at most agricultural colleges.You could always start by getting to know a gamekeeper and offering to help out or by becoming a beater on a shoot.When i became a gamekeeper you didn't need any qualifications you had to learn everything off the other keepers and by experience. :yes: same as me mate, never done a day at college on a course but learnt on the job so to speak, good luck Spartan and if you get a job then stick at it. It's a job that needs to be done daily so sacrifices have to be made in your personal life Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hello All Do you need a certificate or a qualification to become a gamekeeper ? No but it would help. And you might find after you've got all that you get a job through a friend of a friend rather than your qualifications. Quote Link to post
bargain hunter 1 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi,there are gamekeeping courses at most agricultural colleges.You could always start by getting to know a gamekeeper and offering to help out or by becoming a beater on a shoot.When i became a gamekeeper you didn't need any qualifications you had to learn everything off the other keepers and by experience. where you a keeper at mate ? E Quote Link to post
spartan_ferret 6 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 cheers for all the replys where i work the boss was saying they will need a gamekeeper later in the year. and i said i would do it, never done it before but i would love to do it. He said to me he'll put me on a course going to college once a week or something along those lines. Do you think im well above my head? Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,867 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 No mate, go for it as it is a good job good luck Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 cheers for all the replys where i work the boss was saying they will need a gamekeeper later in the year. and i said i would do it, never done it before but i would love to do it. He said to me he'll put me on a course going to college once a week or something along those lines. Do you think im well above my head? Well that depends on what numbers of birds you'll be getting to look after. If its 500 then on ye go and have a crack at it but if its 15000 then yes maybe you will be in over your head. Get some facts and figures from your boss. Tell him you'd love nothing more than to run a shoot but he's has to inform you of his plans. In all honesty i reckon if it is a large number of birds you could pick up the answers you will need on here just as much as going to college 1 day a week.... Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 keepering has changed drastictly over the years most now are just gloryfied chicken farmers 1 Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 ...............i'm not going too...... Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 ...............i'm not going too...... oh go on please Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 ...............i'm not going too...... breath in.breath out :laugh: Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 ...............i'm not going too...... oh go on please Nah...its nearly the weekend and i think i'll be saving it for the other Gamekeeping thread...... Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 ex sparsholt 1977/8 CARRY ON Quote Link to post
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