Folk will pay on this page and like already said stuff is gone fast off thereGiving it away to people who would have perhaps otherwise pay for it is absolutely disgraceful. Don't complain that Game Dealers are paying low prices when stalkers are undercutting them by giving their high quality produce away for free.
This is no different to people waning farmers to give away their 'imperfect' fruit and veg for knock down prices. It winds me up big time. Either pay the going rate or go without IMO.
Sorry but they are an invasive species. They have to be shot. I would rather a fox or badger ate the carcass than it eat a ground nesting bird's eggs or fledglings.Whether it's a hobby or not, there needs to be an outlet. Can't be allowed to go to waste. Better to sell for 50p/kg than bin it.
He had an outlet? The animal wasn’t wasted, he just didn’t get as much as he wanted for it?Whether it's a hobby or not, there needs to be an outlet. Can't be allowed to go to waste. Better to sell for 50p/kg than bin it. Better still, find customers willing to pay a proper price before shooting the animal.
Depends also on his circumstancesI wouldn't have pulled the trigger unless I either had space in my own freezer or a customer lined up.
Yes I know, although he could of course have checked out prices first.He had an outlet? The animal wasn’t wasted, he just didn’t get as much as he wanted for it?
As soon as someone is paying you to shoot on their land you're a professional. It really is that simple.Yes I know, although he could of course have checked out prices first.
However, my post that you quoted wasn't really in response to the OP. It was more a response to the implication by others that only "hobby" stalkers would have the luxury of being able to sort out a buyer prior to shooting animals. Pro stalkers are clearly more concerned with killing deer than worrying about what happens to the carcasses.
I would be interested to know at what point stalking ceases to be a hobby, and one becomes a "professional"?
(According to Jimbo, you become a pro as soon as you pass your DSC1, but I'm not convinced about that)
Just got back from the game dealer.
Had already unloaded my carcasses onto the scales and seen them go into the back room. Went to pick my money up and..............50p /kilo.
50p !!!!
I know it's muntjac. But clean, chilled and tagged. 50 blooming pence a kilo !!!! Am I feeling ripped off.
Not worth putting the chiller on.........
Oh crumbs, that makes me a professional then!?!As soon as someone is paying you to shoot on their land you're a professional. It really is that simple.
Yes I know, although he could of course have checked out prices first.
However, my post that you quoted wasn't really in response to the OP. It was more a response to the implication by others that only "hobby" stalkers would have the luxury of being able to sort out a buyer prior to shooting animals. Pro stalkers are clearly more concerned with killing deer than worrying about what happens to the carcasses.
I would be interested to know at what point stalking ceases to be a hobby, and one becomes a "professional"?
(According to Jimbo, you become a pro as soon as you pass your DSC1, but I'm not convinced about that)
Yep. That's about the long and short of it. Make sure that your shooting insurance covers you for being a professional too! The BDS one does whilst I suspect that many don't?Oh crumbs, that makes me a professional then!?!
I'm just a novice, and certainly wouldn't rank myself as anything else alongside a lot of the experienced stalkers on here.
But, as I get paid by a forestry management company to stalk at least once a fortnight, and I get to keep / sell the carcasses, I guess that means I've lost my hobby!
Now dont get him started againYes I know, although he could of course have checked out prices first.
However, my post that you quoted wasn't really in response to the OP. It was more a response to the implication by others that only "hobby" stalkers would have the luxury of being able to sort out a buyer prior to shooting animals. Pro stalkers are clearly more concerned with killing deer than worrying about what happens to the carcasses.
I would be interested to know at what point stalking ceases to be a hobby, and one becomes a "professional"?
(According to Jimbo, you become a pro as soon as you pass your DSC1, but I'm not convinced about that)
Yep, onto that. Joined BDS recently.Yep. That's about the long and short of it. Make sure that your shooting insurance covers you for being a professional too! The BDS one does whilst I suspect that many don't?
Sounds like you and I sing from the same hymn sheet in a lot of respects.sometimes it's neither hobby or profession, but simply put you don't kill it you don't eat. I am thankful It's no longer like that for me but there was a time, and to this day I have a certain amount of fonfness for that little deer as wurhout him I may have been even worse off.
now vss, you can agree with that or not as is your right, and I'll take either
At the point at wich you earn a living from shooting and/or stalking deer?Yes I know, although he could of course have checked out prices first.
However, my post that you quoted wasn't really in response to the OP. It was more a response to the implication by others that only "hobby" stalkers would have the luxury of being able to sort out a buyer prior to shooting animals. Pro stalkers are clearly more concerned with killing deer than worrying about what happens to the carcasses.
I would be interested to know at what point stalking ceases to be a hobby, and one becomes a "professional"?
(According to Jimbo, you become a pro as soon as you pass your DSC1, but I'm not convinced about that)
not sure if this approach it is a standard to all our home businesses :Giving it away to people who would have perhaps otherwise pay for it is absolutely disgraceful. Don't complain that Game Dealers are paying low prices when stalkers are undercutting them by giving their high quality produce away for free.
This is no different to people waning farmers to give away their 'imperfect' fruit and veg for knock down prices. It winds me up big time. Either pay the going rate or go without IMO.