Contract stalking
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Norfolk Deer Search
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roaring_stag
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yet so many of us do......Professional insurance £2000
Paying a night shooting assistant £?
Dog £?
Courses coming out your ears
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Fuel For pick up , quads, argo
Some lads buy caravans to leave on plantation etc , they need gas safe checked etc etc
When you think about it you wouldn’t touch contracting with a barge pole
roaring_stag
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The shooting is ok. However it's everything else involved with it. It's seldom 5 days a week, more 8, 9 maybes even 10 days week!!!!
Norfolk Deer Search
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As previously mentioned, that kind of job is seven days a week, night and day and if you think that it’s not, I’m afraid you’re in for a bit of a shock
Brad93
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I think that goes for any business where you're a one-person operation.
I think more so with being a contractor. I thought that I was busy when I was keeping full time, however contracting is next level. I can’t imagine doing anything else now, but you need to live for it as you will have nothing else in your life. I think probably only 5 % of women can cope with being with someone who contract culls for a living so that’s another thing to consider.
And I wonder what percentage of men could cope with being with a woman who contract culls for a living? Even less, I should think!
Aye, I forgot the snoodle doodles. GPS tracking collars. Time to train dogs, not paid for.Professional insurance £2000
Paying a night shooting assistant £?
Dog £?
Courses coming out your ears
DSC1-2
Medical course
Fuel For pick up , quads, argo
Some lads buy caravans to leave on plantation etc , they need gas safe checked etc etc
When you think about it you wouldn’t touch contracting with a barge pole
Go into forest, get few or more deer and you actually lose money because of fuel, wear and tear
I know one or two guys and I think they go into telephone boxes to get changed and come out with a big s on their suitsEnergy drinks?? significant expense for me at least
It’s no different to any other start up small business.
Cheaper than some maybe.
Yep,many contractors still go out in all weathers.
Dan Newcombe
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You might not need to invest £100k in one go but you do need that sort of money to operate.
Pickup - you might already have it but are you running it as a business asset or paying for the repairs, maintenance etc post tax? If you are staying private and paying mileage then that’s one thing but if you put it to the business you will need to pay the ridiculous benefit in kind tax for your personal use. I know a lad putting a tank of fuel a day through a hilux and 75k miles a year - what are you writing that £50k new pickup off to in 2 years and 150k miles? (Although you will almost certainly be VAT registered so that £50k will be a bit less)
Rifle, thermal etc - again you might already have one but when it needs replaced what do you do? Private, after tax funds or business expense?
ATV / Trailer - if you shoot any reasonable bigger deer you need both, how much to buy and maintain them?
Coming from a position of already stalking means you will have quite a lot of the stuff but it doesn’t last forever and you will knacker it a lot quicker shooting 1000 deer a year compared to 100 so where does that cost lie?
Its not easy work and its capital intensive to operate - going out and blanking isn’t really an option because most of the time you will be on piece work and it costs you to be there
You forgot the Drone
yellow belly
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Best practice does not say shoulder only. Its the shooters choice where the bullet goes
Certain places dictate no head shooting
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