Verbal permission when Shoot in Scotland with open ticket

[DMc88]

Apologies, my thinking was that your force were asking for this.

No just something they used to provide. No legal requirement so don't think it had much uptake. Handy though.

 

[GlennUK]

FWIW if you have it on a bit of paper, it becomes official which could be important if things go wrong. My perm owner has also said verbally i can shoot what i like but when he's 'skiing in the alp's i didn't really want to have to wait until he got to a phone to confirm i was legit. we have it in writing i drafted he signed, you may no lawfully need it, but it could be handy

 

[Heym SR20]

And if you are accepting verbal permission, make very certain that the person giving the permission actually has the legal authority to do so. I know of a greens keeper who gave his friend verbal permission to shoot with a rifle on a golf course. The procurator fiscal took a differing view to the “lawful authority” and the sheriff agreed with the fiscals view.

 

[Pedro]

Verbal permission is fine and is all that's needed. However, if, in some way the poo should hit the fan, could a farmer/landowner deny giving you permission to cover his own hide? Perish the thought! Written permission is no bad thing.

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[JTO]

If Plod turns up after someone with a mobile phone has called in to say "He's got a gun", you want more than verbal to stop a lot of hassle, or even arrest for armed trespass, at some un-godly hour in the morning.
I had always been of the opinion that permission had to be in writing! Worth digging out the original 1968 Act, perhaps.
That's why we have to carry our permit on the forshore.

 

[Tonup]

A small word of caution, ensure that the person giving you verbal permission has the right to give permission for that area of land.
It was a somewhat "interesting" conversation I had with his neighbour, stood there with a dead deer at my feet.

 

[JTO]

^^^^
Travelling with a keeper, we came across a van parked in full view of a couple of chaps ferreting on the bank above. As it was written into the keepers contract of employment that all the rabbits were his, he was rather annoyed. The van was sign written. "The Exterminator", from what I remember(30 years ago). "Someone in the pub" had given them permission!