Permission near houses???

[TIMMAY 6]

Been asked to thin out what to me is a lot of rabbits from some fields next to a railway embankment on some new permission. There is a road also running alongside these fields, with several houses the other side. People local to the area have told me that there are some 'busy bodies' in the area who are likely to call the police if i'm seen on there. I have got the permission in writing, and will make sure all my shots are safe, so i reckon that there shouldn't be a problem.

 

Is there anything else i need to take in to consideration? Should i ring the police and tell them what i'm doing before going out?

 

Might sound a bit like a nervous norman, but don't really want armed response turning up scaring the s t out of me!!!

[Guest coney catcher99]

if you got written permission and ur using the gun safely cant see a problem

[SEAN3513 7]

first of all..............well done!!

 

no harm in phoning the police before you go..............at least they'll have an answer for the busy bodies if/when they phone!!

 

make every shot a safe shot................and you'll be fine

 

good luck mate

 

all the best

 

sean

[johnnyboy28 1]

It is an offence to fire any weapon within 50 feet of the centre of any roadway, if by doing so you cause a nuisance. This offence could be committed by someone on private property close to a road who used a gun in a way which upset people on the road

 

Thats a main rule to remember mate

[Malt 379]

I'd give the old bill a ring & inform them before you shoot there. Also make sure your pellets stay within the grounds of your permission.

[TIMMAY 6]

cheers for the replies folks! Think i'll give the police a call when i go to the fields that are in view from the houses. Been told i need to do a good job, and landowner wants to see results.

 

A tip on how i got this permission is got my mate who lives on the neighbouring farm to drop a couple of rabbits in to the new landowner. He was well chuffed and asked where they had come from, and hey presto i'm being asked to go on his land!

[Holdaway 2]

Can only echo whats been said already. I stay a minimum of 30 yards from the edge a ny highway or public footpath same as a shotgun. Telling the police who you are and where you are going is never a bad thing; even if the swat don't turn up, mr plod has no finesse and if he turns up thats the quarry gone for hours, it has happened to me. Last time I was out with a mate, the local bobby on a bike saw us, took details in case of phone calls and I have never heard from them since. Written permission would go down well if you do get stopped too.

 

Cheers

 

H

[Guest coney catcher99]

http://www.basc.org.uk/content/airgunmembers this is a very handy thing to have when nocking for permission gives the right impression and reasures them

[stubby 175]

when you phone plod, have everything written in front of you, so as not to sound un proffessional

 

start with who you are, name address, mobile contact number,

state your doing rabbit culling on mr so and so's land, plus his address and contact number,

a time that your be shooting from untill too, tell them your ring back at given time to inform them that cull is finished,

if you have transport, then also reg number of car (if its parked nearby/on land)

 

dont start taking every tom,dick and harry with you, at the end of the day, its your name on the permission, taking others that just want to shoot anything that moves, puts you in a bad light, and anything bad happens, it will come back on you

[mark01856 7]

when you phone plod, have everything written in front of you, so as not to sound un proffessional

 

start with who you are, name address, mobile contact number,

state your doing rabbit culling on mr so and so's land, plus his address and contact number,

a time that your be shooting from untill too, tell them your ring back at given time to inform them that cull is finished,

if you have transport, then also reg number of car (if its parked nearby/on land)

 

dont start taking every tom,dick and harry with you, at the end of the day, its your name on the permission, taking others that just want to shoot anything that moves, puts you in a bad light, and anything bad happens, it will come back on you

 

is it essential to have written permission for shooting?

 

the permission i have is more verbal. usually an hour or so before i want to go up and shoot, i go up and ask if its ok to come up today and he just says yes, and where he wants me to shoot.

 

ive not asked for a letter or anything as he doesnt look like he has time for that and is always in a rush doing something on his dairy farm.

[stubby 175]

when you phone plod, have everything written in front of you, so as not to sound un proffessional

 

start with who you are, name address, mobile contact number,

state your doing rabbit culling on mr so and so's land, plus his address and contact number,

a time that your be shooting from untill too, tell them your ring back at given time to inform them that cull is finished,

if you have transport, then also reg number of car (if its parked nearby/on land)

 

dont start taking every tom,dick and harry with you, at the end of the day, its your name on the permission, taking others that just want to shoot anything that moves, puts you in a bad light, and anything bad happens, it will come back on you

 

is it essential to have written permission for shooting?

 

the permission i have is more verbal. usually an hour or so before i want to go up and shoot, i go up and ask if its ok to come up today and he just says yes, and where he wants me to shoot.

 

ive not asked for a letter or anything as he doesnt look like he has time for that and is always in a rush doing something on his dairy farm.

 

Id say, yes of course,

what happens if plod gets informed by public, theres a guy walking around shooting, they come and pull you, all you have is the guys number, could be your mate on the phone for all they know, or the farmer may have rushed off out on buisness, if the guy is always busy,

get the permission letter printed yourself, stipulating on it, that a telephone call beforehand is still neccessary, his name/address/number etc

vermin your allowed to shoot/area's etc, all he's got to do then is sign it, a two minute job, whilst he reads through it, do 2 copies one for him

 

and remember his bottle of whisky at christmas

[SEAN3513 7]

Been asked to thin out what to me is a lot of rabbits from some fields next to a railway embankment on some new permission. There is a road also running alongside these fields, with several houses the other side. People local to the area have told me that there are some 'busy bodies' in the area who are likely to call the police if i'm seen on there. I have got the permission in writing, and will make sure all my shots are safe, so i reckon that there shouldn't be a problem.

 

Is there anything else i need to take in to consideration? Should i ring the police and tell them what i'm doing before going out?

 

Might sound a bit like a nervous norman, but don't really want armed response turning up scaring the s t out of me!!!

 

another thing not to overlook mate is insurance!!!

 

would be advisable.............just in case you get a stray pellet going through mr and mrs busy bodies greenhouse!!!!!

 

BASA £19 a year inc your insurance...............bloody bargain i'd say!!!

 

all the best mate

 

sean

[davyt63 1,845]

11 posts before some one mentioned insurance come on lads

 

Davy

[davyt63 1,845]

hi timmay

always carry your written permission & public liability with you so when the police turn up & they see it they will soon go. i have had experience of the armed response unit turning up ,showed them the paper work and they were of.

let us know how you get on

happy hunting

 

Davy

[Coney 3]

when you phone plod, have everything written in front of you, so as not to sound un proffessional

 

start with who you are, name address, mobile contact number,

state your doing rabbit culling on mr so and so's land, plus his address and contact number,

a time that your be shooting from untill too, tell them your ring back at given time to inform them that cull is finished,

if you have transport, then also reg number of car (if its parked nearby/on land)

 

dont start taking every tom,dick and harry with you, at the end of the day, its your name on the permission, taking others that just want to shoot anything that moves, puts you in a bad light, and anything bad happens, it will come back on you

 

 

Sound advice......cause Dibble can be awkward if they want but if they see you are trying to address this professionally they may become more lets say "approachable" when you want something.

 

Good luck & stay safe

Coney.