problem with permission

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

basically last year i had no permission at all finally got some at west end allotments right then it is covered in rabbits but i cant get too them i said about snaring but they refuse because of the cattery over the road not alound too shoot for obvious reasons it is surrounded by four smallish fields which i do not have permission on have asked with no results all the burrows on the fields are covered with this horoble dense prickly hedge bush (not brambles) i dont want to let these people down so what

do i do what about longnetting cheers

[Halfinch 51]

I'm no expert on long netting, but it sounds like one of your options, of course you will need a friend to watch the ferret exit while you are dealing with the net, but it depends what "prickly hedge bush" it is, will it die down come autum? if so maybe you can then purse the warrens.

 

Just my opinion, i'm sure someone more experienced will give you some other ideas

 

Good luck.

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

mate it so bad im surprised the rabbits get in their and this was in autumn

[scothunter 12,609]

get a few neds/chavs to torch the gorse lol

[Halfinch 51]

If you can't do nothing else, what i would do, (i'm not saying you should) is, get my ass down there late/early with the rifle. you have permission, and if you cant do anything else with the bunnies, then it's a risk worth taking. IMHO.

[stubby 175]

buy yourself a petrol scrub trimmer, the type with the blade rather than nylon cord, if you start cutting back now, as its an allotment Im sure your be able to burn off the cut bush, your look better to whoever has given you permission, as not only will you deal with there rabbit problem, but you'll be tidying up their allotments,

it makes it look good, and proffessional, and you may get further permissions (adjoining fields) if people seeing you taking a professional route with this, rather than ferreting it as is, getting pee'd off with the branbles, and maybe not returning

plenty of us, prepare ferreting ground, months or weeks prior to ferreting

[gilly-93 31]

Good idea stubby

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

see this is the thing the gorse is on the field next to it which i dont have permission for. the permission i have is the land around they alotments with no bloody berries in the rabbits cross throw the fence and cause troulble

[will.f11 24]

use an air gun and silencer! and say you didnt know you couldnt if you are caught

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

the first thing id do is shoot the buggers but if im caught they have my details

[Eggy 0]

the first thing id do is shoot the buggers but if im caught they have my details

 

 

.......And face a criminal conviction of tresspass with a firearm if you don't have the permission to use your rifle without the landowner concent or in a public space (Your sub 12 ft/lbs air-rifle becomes a firearm under law once it is criminally used in tresspassing/use in public etc.) there is a mandatory 5 year jail term for this (but you'll still have a job in jail as a cell-block tour-mentor for new inmates)...

 

I would think twice about taking you air-rifle out without permission, and saying you didn't know is NOT an excuse by law!

 

Also remember that the users of the allotments are often not the owners/tenants of the land! So any OK you get with allotment users should be verified with the land-owner!

 

Cheers

 

Eggy

Edited August 8, 2008 by Eggy

[stubby 175]

so in that case, I'd go with live catch traps,

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

i have permission from the west end parish council i think what i need to do is learn how to use a longnet by the way shooting without permission didnt even cross my mind

[Eggy 0]

the first thing id do is shoot the buggers but if im caught they have my details

 

Ok, but if it hasn't crossed your mind why would you say the above

 

All the best with the rabbit control

 

Cheers

 

Eggy

[richie 1]

if theyve asked you not to shoot then dont, whats the point of losing the permission..

 

i would go with either live traps or mk6 fenns, put in 2" x 2" mesh cubby tunnels & place them where the runs come from the brambles....