Andy 01
23-05-2008, 08:56 PM
Went to do a bit of rabbit shooting tonight.
I’m lucky to have two permissions that join, although the layout is a little disjointed. I got to my last area which is remote from the rest of the land, but on pulling in I saw an old boy wondering round at the bottom of the paddock looking at the wood. We have a caravan park close by, and I just thought great, a weekend holiday maker wondering where he shouldn’t be.
I thought, “I can well do without a confrontation tonight with a trespasser”, but I cant leave him wondering about either, so made my way over to him.
“Evening” said I, “can I ask what your doing”?
“Why” was the response? Oh I think, I have one of those.
“Well this is private land, and I’m about to start shooting, so it’s not the ideal place for a walk!”
“What you shooting” he asks.
I explain that I do rabbit control on these fields.
“Oh” he said, well I do know the owners, and in fact I own all that land over there and those woods.
“Ah Ha” I said, at least I can introduce myself to the neighbour, so if you see me about you know who I am.
Well he said, If you want to shoot the bloody rabbits on my side go right ahead.
He then proceeded to take me over to his land, and offered me a free run of about another 20 acres of paddocks and a large wood.
Chatted for about half an hour, and said I will pop back next week to sort the paperwork out.
I’m gob smacked that I went and challenged who I thought was a busy body, and have almost doubled the size of my shoot. :eek:
Strange life eh. :D:D
I’m lucky to have two permissions that join, although the layout is a little disjointed. I got to my last area which is remote from the rest of the land, but on pulling in I saw an old boy wondering round at the bottom of the paddock looking at the wood. We have a caravan park close by, and I just thought great, a weekend holiday maker wondering where he shouldn’t be.
I thought, “I can well do without a confrontation tonight with a trespasser”, but I cant leave him wondering about either, so made my way over to him.
“Evening” said I, “can I ask what your doing”?
“Why” was the response? Oh I think, I have one of those.
“Well this is private land, and I’m about to start shooting, so it’s not the ideal place for a walk!”
“What you shooting” he asks.
I explain that I do rabbit control on these fields.
“Oh” he said, well I do know the owners, and in fact I own all that land over there and those woods.
“Ah Ha” I said, at least I can introduce myself to the neighbour, so if you see me about you know who I am.
Well he said, If you want to shoot the bloody rabbits on my side go right ahead.
He then proceeded to take me over to his land, and offered me a free run of about another 20 acres of paddocks and a large wood.
Chatted for about half an hour, and said I will pop back next week to sort the paperwork out.
I’m gob smacked that I went and challenged who I thought was a busy body, and have almost doubled the size of my shoot. :eek:
Strange life eh. :D:D