3 Days/nights Ratting!!! Coming Soon!

[RemyBolt 420]

Anniversary weekend coming up. So I get the Friday off work. My wife isn't able to get the time off work, so gives me permission to do whatever while she's at work.

 

So, I'm now shooting Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday night!

 

Hopefully I'll be bringing back some good pics and a hell of a write-up.....or I'll just flake, take one shot, kill one rat, and then sit around waiting for 4 hours a night! Only time will tell.

[j j m 6,555]

Enjoy mate

[The one 8,503]

That's what you call getting out shooting lol

[Mr Muddy 141]

This might sound a daft question – please bear in mind I joined this forum for the Pest Control section, I know f-all about shooting:

 

You’re shooting all these rats for nothing are you? I mean other than the joy of shooting them (which I fully understand – and good luck to you) but, do you actually get paid anything for your time?

 

Edit:

This need not be a question specifically for Remybolt.

 

If anyone who goes shooting rats can add to my very limited understanding of airgun ownership by giving me an answer I’d greatly appreciate it.

 

Thanks.

Edited October 23, 2014 by Mr Muddy

[davyt63 1,845]

have a good one ! buddy

[Mr Muddy 141]

Rats are a pest species. Being despacted with an airgun is a humane method when compared to poison which can take days weeks depending what is being used. I

 

Thanks Joe, I agree; a well aimed shot has got to be the most humane way to control rats.

 

Sorry, I didn’t really make my question clear enough.

 

What I’m asking is: When you guys go shooting rats on farms, or stables, or whatever. Is it like having a ‘permission’- you shoot the rats for free, because you enjoy shooting.

Or do you invoice the farm manger, like it’s a pest control job.

Or is it that you have to shoot the rats if you want permission to shoot the rabbits etc.

 

Basically, do you get paid for shooting rats?

[treecreeper 1,136]

Can't speak for anyone else but I do it just for the sport.

[meathumper 29]

No payment, there is so many people willing to do pest control for free. Including me.

[Mr Muddy 141]

Thanks a lot chaps,

 

You can see why I need to ask:

I don’t want to say to a client, “I’ve left my poison in the van this time. I’m going to use my rifle instead.”

Only for them to say, “Great! That means I don’t have to pay you then.”

 

Maybe I’ll try and work the airgun into jobs as sort of ‘free added extra’ on top of the traps & bait.

 

Anyway, I seem to have hijacked Remybolt’s thread here. I hope he’s having a good enough time shooting not to mind.

[mole trapper 1,693]

Oh yes, I certainly get paid to shoot rats! And I often think, really? I'm getting paid to do this?God this is a great job.

[The one 8,503]

Quite often mate shooting rats for free is a way to get your foot in a door with farmers and can result in other shooting or permission as we all had to start some where