chingo35 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 have spent some time ringing round farms near my area and to my surprise have got some success, rang one farm and the lad answered saying i would have to speak to his dad as the people they had didnt come very often and one of the other farms i rang his wife answered but said they have a rabbit problem and their rabbit man has given up so iv got to go meet the farmer tomorrow. any tips on giving the right impression to secure the deal. all advice would be grateful cheers. Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Oh well done, make sure your neat & tidy , dont know how old you are but if your a young lad dont go in hoody & that sort of stuff , be polite & tell them what you can offer , you will respect the land & the quarry etc & last but not least Good Luck Quote Link to post
coneycatcher 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 have spent some time ringing round farms near my area and to my surprise have got some success, rang one farm and the lad answered saying i would have to speak to his dad as the people they had didnt come very often and one of the other farms i rang his wife answered but said they have a rabbit problem and their rabbit man has given up so iv got to go meet the farmer tomorrow. any tips on giving the right impression to secure the deal. all advice would be grateful cheers. hi the best advice is take your team with you, the ferrets you use if you are using dogs take them as well to proove you have control over your animals and that they are stock broken. and over all be polite even if you are borderline ass kissing lol well good look with that friend and keep us posted Quote Link to post
The one 8,513 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Take your insurance with you lets them see anything happens your covered Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Do what your supposed to do, do it well, and you wont go far wrong. Quote Link to post
pmatty77 26 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Be really polite ask them if you want to ring and confirm before every trip,make sure you know exactly where you are allowed to work...oh and a bottle of wine and a card at xmas works wonders Quote Link to post
chingo35 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 cheers for that will be going there on way back from selby game fair so will keep you all posted on how it goes. again thanks for all your advice. Quote Link to post
chingo35 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 drove to meet farmer today as planned and got a tour of the land he wants the rabbits off, got lamping permission aswel as the ferreting. loads of burrows to go at on a good sized farm. chuffed to bits thanks for all the advice. Quote Link to post
coneycatcher 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 drove to meet farmer today as planned and got a tour of the land he wants the rabbits off, got lamping permission aswel as the ferreting. loads of burrows to go at on a good sized farm. chuffed to bits thanks for all the advice. well done and congratulations keep us posted how it goes Quote Link to post
j davies 8 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 have spent some time ringing round farms near my area and to my surprise have got some success, rang one farm and the lad answered saying i would have to speak to his dad as the people they had didnt come very often and one of the other farms i rang his wife answered but said they have a rabbit problem and their rabbit man has given up so iv got to go meet the farmer tomorrow. any tips on giving the right impression to secure the deal. all advice would be grateful cheers. one thing i do mate is get some thing of them to put in your car so if its parked up at night the police no who you are and were you are sounds daft but works well that way when they pass your car parked up they no who it is i do it every time also phone the farmer a time you will be there. and like some one said christmas card bottle of whisky or the odd rabbit will work wonders. good luck you will get the next farm and the one after that i started with one 5 years ago now got 7 in the same area i only visit one farm every 7 weeks that way dont get shy and over ferreted Quote Link to post
hull lurcher 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Take your insurance with you lets them see anything happens your covered [/quote this might sound daft as im new to ferreting but whats the insurance for?? Quote Link to post
The one 8,513 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Im insured threw S.A.C.S. for other stuff i reckon it helps when i say ferreting ,snaring ,trapping lamping etc and heres my insurance im covered for xxx amount Quote Link to post
The one 8,513 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 'j davies' date='Apr 11 2009, 10:10 PM' post='1002507'] ='chingo35' post='1000157' date='Apr 10 2009, 01:35 PM']have spent some time ringing round farms near my area and to my surprise have got some success, rang one farm and the lad answered saying i would have to speak to his dad as the people they had didnt come very often and one of the other farms i rang his wife answered but said they have a rabbit problem and their rabbit man has given up so iv got to go meet the farmer tomorrow. any tips on giving the right impression to secure the deal. all advice would be grateful cheers. one thing i do mate is get some thing of them to put in your car so if its parked up at night the police no who you are and were you are sounds daft but works well that way when they pass your car parked up they no who it is i do it every time also phone the farmer a time you will be there. IM not keen on putting anything on my car tell folk what I'm up to you might come back and find your cars been vandalised, ive a agreement with the farmer's i park my car at such and such a spot and all the keepers ,baliffs farmers know if there a green car there im out work well for years with me Quote Link to post
coneycatcher 0 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 makes sense mate Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 We have pr-aranged gate holes to park in, that way the land owner and others know who's on which block of land. Quote Link to post
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