Calling all game farm owners on tho forum.

[akading]

Good evening guys,

Could some of you perhaps assist me, or rather a friend of mine.

This friend, has just bought his first hunting rifle, and the gun shop owner advised him to get some hunting farm motivations, hence this request. Please could I ask you if you could assist with some motivations.

[WCC]

The shop has a good point and I do think it helps with motivating a firearm license for hunting. However, I would not sign a letter saying someone can hunt on my farm without knowing the person or having met them. Perhaps the best advice for your friend is that should he wishes to obtain a hunting rifle he should actually hunt. If he does hunt he should not have a problem with such a letter from farms that he's hunted on. If he is a first time hunter it really is best that he gets some experience first before purchasing a hunting rifle. Perhaps make some hunting friends (hunting alone is not fun) and get to know the farm owners, whom will gladly let him use a rifle while accompanying him on a hunt.

Unfortunately this is not the “quick fix” easy route, but at the same time it shows a legitimate interest in hunting and not just a means to owning a hunting rifle. Unfortunately, the good intensions of a lot of FA owners in the past are being used against us – you just have to look at the new draft FCA amendments as evidence of this.

[ruanbosch]

The shop has a good point and I do think it helps with motivating a firearm license for hunting. However, I would not sign a letter saying someone can hunt on my farm without knowing the person or having met them. Perhaps the best advice for your friend is that should he wishes to obtain a hunting rifle he should actually hunt. If he does hunt he should not have a problem with such a letter from farms that he's hunted on. If he is a first time hunter it really is best that he gets some experience first before purchasing a hunting rifle. Perhaps make some hunting friends (hunting alone is not fun) and get to know the farm owners, whom will gladly let him use a rifle while accompanying him on a hunt.

Unfortunately this is not the “quick fix” easy route, but at the same time it shows a legitimate interest in hunting and not just a means to owning a hunting rifle. Unfortunately, the good intensions of a lot of FA owners in the past are being used against us – you just have to look at the new draft FCA amendments as evidence of this.

+1

[bmeagle]

Good evening guys,

Could some of you perhaps assist me, or rather a friend of mine.

This friend, has just bought his first hunting rifle, and the gun shop owner advised him to get some hunting farm motivations, hence this request. Please could I ask you if you could assist with some motivations.

Join NSA and be done with it.

[Davidc]

Here is a thought. Phone a game farm, book a hunt, get a invoice, use the invoice, go and hunt. That way you (or your friend) is above board.

[CorditeCrazy]

When I bought my first hunting rifle I had already hunted at a farm and borrowed the farmers rifle of the same caliber. Getting a letter was naturally easy so was the motivation as I had now hunted with the calibre in question. Perhaps get your mate to do this.

[akading]

thanks for all the advice. just some background. we have both served in the SADF way back when. he has hunted before but this was a very long time ago.

Anyway i contacted some of the farms that i have used in the past and they were more that happy to supply us with the letters in question...