pinkcatkin
Well-Known Member
Acquired 6 acres of land adjacent to our existing land and stables to rent from neighbouring farmer last winter. Land in poor state, terrible fencing, not been touched for 3 years.
We have fenced it and had it topped, generally looked after it and now it is a respectable piece of land, that is valuable to us.
Farmer and farmer's son are shooting fanatics and although farmer is divorced from wife, she still lives in the marital home. She is the landowner and it is with her that I have my contract.
We have always had a bit of trouble with them shooting right behind our land and when my foal was actually about to be born I had to go and tell them to GO AWAY and shoot further afield for obvious reasons.
We often see them shooting just above our field and quite often our land is scattered with dead rabbits (shot and then ran into our field and died? or shot in our field?)
Yesterday my friend was in the field and the farmer's son climbs over the field gate from the lane and calmly walks up through our fencing complete with gun and tripod. When challenged he said he was just cutting through to shoot above our field. MY OH went to see farmer's wife as I was not around and she said that she has told her son that our field and surrounding area is a no go area for shooting, but intimated that she had little influence over him (obviously).
My dilemma - if I get heavy, do I risk losing the land? Which would not be a good idea at all. I actually dont mind them shooting on adjoining land as our girls are quite cool about it, but I have seen them shooting actually into our field and that I will not tolerate.
Bloody people. Should I send him personally a copy of the BASC Shooting Guidelines with the relevant bits highlighted? He should realise that contravention of those guidelines could put his Shotgun Licence in jeopardy, but....... not sure what to do.
Gosh that was long, sorry. Any helpful comments?
We have fenced it and had it topped, generally looked after it and now it is a respectable piece of land, that is valuable to us.
Farmer and farmer's son are shooting fanatics and although farmer is divorced from wife, she still lives in the marital home. She is the landowner and it is with her that I have my contract.
We have always had a bit of trouble with them shooting right behind our land and when my foal was actually about to be born I had to go and tell them to GO AWAY and shoot further afield for obvious reasons.
We often see them shooting just above our field and quite often our land is scattered with dead rabbits (shot and then ran into our field and died? or shot in our field?)
Yesterday my friend was in the field and the farmer's son climbs over the field gate from the lane and calmly walks up through our fencing complete with gun and tripod. When challenged he said he was just cutting through to shoot above our field. MY OH went to see farmer's wife as I was not around and she said that she has told her son that our field and surrounding area is a no go area for shooting, but intimated that she had little influence over him (obviously).
My dilemma - if I get heavy, do I risk losing the land? Which would not be a good idea at all. I actually dont mind them shooting on adjoining land as our girls are quite cool about it, but I have seen them shooting actually into our field and that I will not tolerate.
Bloody people. Should I send him personally a copy of the BASC Shooting Guidelines with the relevant bits highlighted? He should realise that contravention of those guidelines could put his Shotgun Licence in jeopardy, but....... not sure what to do.
Gosh that was long, sorry. Any helpful comments?