Some Farmers Are Clueless

[swg dave 334]

A few years ago me and a friend had been out on permission with the air rifles for a few rabbits,

and we had to pass this land on the way to my permission, that was heaving with rabbits, we use to say that

we should find out who owns this land, but as you do, you keep putting it off.

So one day i said to my mate right lets find who owns this land, knocked a cottage at top of lane and found out

who the landowner was.So i pull up to the electric gates pushed intercom, explained i was seeking permission

for some ferreting,he invited us in to the front of big house on drive and we got chatting.

I explained that i shoot on other land near to his farm and ferret, did not mention lamping with dogs as i wanted to

get my foot in the door. Any way after him taking my name and contact details he said jump in the 4x4 ile drive you round

the farm and show you the hotspots, feck me im in, anyway was ferreting his ground and bagging up some nice rabbits.

He eventually let us start using air rifles which was proving very successful, but there was parts of his ground where

lamping with dogs would have been more appropriate, up to now he said he was pleased with our progress, so i thought

strike while the irons hot and asked if we could lamp using our dogs, being that he had let us lamp with air rifles,

explaining the dogs could make an impact in the fields where the really thick hedgerows were, and also that our dogs had been used round livestock and knew their game. I could not believe his response i dont want bloody dogs running all over my farm, people will be phoning

the police seeing lamps shining of a night, (what i thought) being we have already lamped with air rifles anyway, ok i said no problem.

Next day get a text message saying that his ok for the rabbits at the moment,, DIRTY MOTHERS C**T,, we done a very good job for this man

as well, THE UNGRATEFUL C**T. Strange how he changed at the mention of dogs, i could not believe it, up to then he had been

nice as pie.

 

Has any body else ever had this problem ?

[TOMO 26,034]

Oh yes earlier this season,,,,,done a hell off a job for one estate owner,,,not to mention two massive favours vin,,,did wich cos him a hell of a lot of money in lost earnings....

 

But I will leave the story there,,,cost it's no good bleating on about it,,,

 

You just got to roll with the punches,,,and see what's round the corner....

[Guest vin]

Oh yes earlier this season,,,,,done a hell off a job for one estate owner,,,not to mention two massive favours vin,,,did wich cos him a hell of a lot of money in lost earnings....

 

But I will leave the story there,,,cost it's no good bleating on about it,,,

 

You just got to roll with the punches,,,and see what's round the corner....

 

life is like a box of chocolates my friends...lol

[Guy_intpub 0]

A wise man once said, take rough with smooth old lad

[tjones3862 3,423]

THATS WHY I DONT ASK,, IFF I GET PERMISION ITS NORMALY WHEN I GET COLLARD,,CRAZY BUT HIT HAPPENS A LOT,,,,, SAVES THE KICK IN THE BOLLX.. I WUD SOONER HAVE THE ODD FINE,,,,THAT HURTS YOUR FEELING OR PRIDE LESS BELEAVE IT OR NOT THAN SUCKING UP TO SOME ONE,, THEN THEY DROP YOU LIKE A BRICK,,

Edited January 17, 2015 by tjones3862

[pernod 466]

Unfortunately some farmers have already had bad experiences with guys with dogs. A few near me dont mind you working terriers but freak out at the sight of a lurcher....

 

 

pernod

[3 Turns 326]

Unfortunately some farmers have already had bad experiences with guys with dogs. A few near me dont mind you working terriers but freak out at the sight of a lurcher....

pernod

AYE THEY DONT MIND TERRIERS BECAUSE THEY KNOW OLD RED WILL BE HANGING FROM THE STRAINER POSTS.

[3 Turns 326]

All farmers are selfish.I bought one pint and he said thanks I can't buy u one back I got no money.they make you wait months for any work u do for them. And will moan about 5o pence or stamp cost then pull up in a new 7o,ooo tractor

YOUR RIGHT THERE PAL .

THEYD PAY YOU WITH TOTTYS N TURNIPS IF THEY COULD LOL.

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT TROOPS .

I HAVE ACCESS TO FAMILY FARMS GROUND AND IF THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD MAKE A FEW SHILLINGS EVEN FROM FAMILY THE TIGHT FOOKERS WOULD.

TRUTH!

THETE AS TIGHT AS AN AULD MAIDS FXXXY.

[pengelli 369]

farmer i know spent about 3 grand on tin sheeting for a big massive cow shed the lads arrived to do the job with the farmer watching them like a hawk he seen one lad taking the old nails out from the old sheets and throwing them away and then he went mental shouting and bawling about how the lads should be re using the old nails he actually asked one of the lads to straiten them out on a breeze block lol you would think after spending all that cash on new sheets he would buy new nails this farmer is tight he wouldnt give you a fright if he was a ghost

[rodp 316]

Unfortunately a lot of farmers associate lurchers with travellers, and some (most?) have had bad experiences with SOME travellers.

It doesn't take many bad apples to ruin the barrel full and the travellers that nick quads, metal gates and anything else around ruin it for everyone.

 

We deal with a few travellers, they come to the factory for everything from bowtop trailer canvas tops to scrap metal. We bought one of our works vans off a traveller, some are as good as gold and genuine blokes. But as I said earlier, some are downright rogues and they're the ones that get all a bad name.

 

just the way it is. Shame really.

[leethedog 3,071]

Last season I hade a lovely little farm could.ferret lamp with dogs shoot the farmer gave me free rang at the start of this season I popped in just to show me face and reconfirm permission the cnut just blanked me out like he had never met me lol now I've seen him training a lurcher pup.I could see him from the naghboring farm wich I have permission for

[rodp 316]

The apple farmer I know was moaning he'd lost money on apples last yr.not worth picking he said.I replayed how come u just planted 4o,ooo more trees then.

Probably because he gets paid to let them drop on the floor and paid a bit more to plant new trees, and let those apples drop on the floor ??

 

What beats me is although some farmers moan about no money, when you suggest they sell the farm and get a job they ignore you.

Had a bloke (customer) who wanted some big covers for his brother in Scotland. His brother lived on the family farm which, according to my customer, made no money at all. He kept trying to get the price of these covers down by saying the farm made nothing and his brother had to go out to work at the local power station to make ends meet.

When I said why doesn't he just sell the farm, buy a house and carry on at work he said "no way, can't sell the land".

 

Some want it all ways, plead poverty, keep the land for themselves and get others to support them ???

 

he didn't get his covers off me, he can go spin on it

[bird 9,863]

ive lost ground ,through no fault of my own, had acres not a lot but get few runs on it, was always told by owner that if go lamping bell him , which I did . Well was getting night sorted out, so phone him , he said w\s you on the other night, I said no as I told him I phone 1st, before I go on . He said had few other landowners who live by moaning , about lamp al over the place, so said its better if don't come on any more , as i don't want any lamping on or by my place. Well what twat of human being I done no wrong but lost ground for feck all. But I learned big lesson that day say feck all and just go on, you may as well bcause if you don't , somebody else will. the days of me knocking doors are over, ok if bump into somebody in a pub or etc. meaning nothing planed might drop it out in chat, but that's it. if you got ground great look after it, but some people are very fickle like as above , you never know whats around the corner .?

[leewalters 53]

The only permission I've got is my lady telling me too f off out and that suits me fine,