Sporting Shooter

Access Tips For Hunters

It seems that, just a few short years ago, gaining permission to hunt on a property was just a matter of asking the farmer and you usually “got on”. Today, it is a totally different story. Most times you get a resounding “NO!” The most common reason for this, if a reason is offered, is that someone who had previously gained permission did the wrong thing.

are many older blokes and youngsters out there who should be well-and-truly ashamed of themselves. The bitter irony of this is that most of them are no longer shooters and don’t give a damn. Most hunters out there who have properties to hunt on guard their locations quite jealously and who can blame them? The problem that faces all hunters now is to be able to convince farmers that we are respectable, responsible people, who will not only

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