Phone ahead?

[The Caretaker 0]

I have to tell my Gamekeeper that i'm on the land I think that's sensible, but I have heard other sides to that what do you think is safer?

 

I am lucky to have a monster of a shoot and there could be shot gunners rimi users or center fire users or ferreters on when i'm on, so what my GK does is separate us, so there is no chance of me getting my pretty little head removed!

But some people think that you should just trust the other people on the shoot to be experienced enough not to take your head off! i'd rather not take the chance what do you think?

[gazguildford 0]

phoning ahead can only make things safer and in my opinion although people should be experienced enough to be careful the game keeper is being very responsible and doing a great job!

[jamiethehunter 0]

If the shoot is shared between other firearms users then i think you should allways phone ahead i wouldn't want to get hurt and i wouldn't want to hurt anybody else.

[Timelord 0]

Insurance BASC etc etc will be in order if you shoot with other people and phoning ahead can only help. I have one shoot shared with a couple of other shooters and one guy we nick named stealth because he uses night vision on his 17HMR likes to know where we are with lamps.

 

Maybe it's worth while getting to know the other shooters too, so you can exchange numbers and know what part of the shoot each person is using.....

[Malt 379]

It's not about trusting them not to shoot you, you've got to remember that a ricochet from a rifle can travel a fair old distance, and still be lethal.

 

It's only common sense that you let people know when you are there if there's the possibility that others might be shooting there.

[davyt63 1,845]

HI caretaker

i always phone ahead simple reason is safety,and always ring for a URN just in case of complaints then, they know were i am and ring what time i leave.

some of my permissions are golf clubs and business parks,hotel so a lot of people passing.so a quick call is best i have had the ARU turn up on my permission and not a nice experience

regards

 

davy

[mad al 146]

Sounds like common sense to me

[clubshot 22]

Use to help on a large shoot - between M25 & M11

 

Alway's used to notify Farmer and Police

 

Still got buzzed by Police Helicopter with Armed Officers

But They did phone to confirm it was us in the Fields

 

Aware of a Shotgunner up the Road - wearing Earphones

Was fired on for Not replying - hide was seen from road

 

Turned out the farm had Change hands and his permission was out of date

 

Logging into Shoots also helps with VCR Bill

Having a legal reason to be transporting Gun's

 

BOB/R

[The one 8,487]

We'Ve got to phone the police and get a incident number every time we do one bit of ground but i reckon its a waste of time as the armed responce will still turn out if they get a phone call

[stealthy1 3,964]

A mate was doing a bit of walking up on a hedge, he only realised some one else was doing the same because his dog laid into the other shooters dog on the other side of the hedge, if it saves getting your head blown off, then maybe a phone call should be made, I do.

[Fidgety 8]

Always on my sole permissions, out of courtesy! Always on shared permissions out of safety!

[The Caretaker 0]

Well i tell you something that's really scary, On another forum i'm involved in there is actually an Admin who says that you should NEVER phone ahead, How scary is that!!!!

He even said that he'd been almost shot twice by other shooters on his shoot at the same time as him! it Beggars belief!

 

How can people believe that it could be safer to keep it a secret if your out shooting!

[ghillies 209]

ring in... they need to know for a reason, even if it's just because theyre nosey.. saves um running over and catching you every time. (and lets you know when something out the ordinary pops up, like some one full bore'ing your patch.. and vice versa...etc).