CV - 49490

I have approaching 20 years as a gamekeeper and shoot manager on driven pheasant, partridge and duck on a well-established and successful farm shoot as well as extensive knowledge within the arable industry and some cattle and sheep experience.  During my career I have accrued experience and responsibility’s in all areas of shoot management and am now able to run every aspect of a successful season; from more traditional tasks such as building pens and running the beating lines, to the commercial side of a shoot such as: planning new drives, selling days, organizing beating teams and arranging poult order and delivery. I am a loyal, personable and hardworking employee, and as such had been in my previous position since 1997 and still work within the same farming family. I am seeking a new position due to the transfer of Clopton Green Farm to a new owner and therefore the change in my job roll as neither the new owners of Clopton Green Farm or the Morley family need a gamekeeper. I come with excellent references.

Driving &Vehicles: Full clean UK license including categories: A, B, C & H. Qualified in ATV/Quad bike driving with certification from Ventura 4x4, as well as industrial forklift and telehandler qualifications. I also had the responsibility for maintenance and management of the shoot fleet. COSHH: Certification PA1 & PA2 in spraying as well as Knapsack. Arboriculture: 10 years (certified) experience in chainsaw operation with extensive experience in cross-cutting and felling. Game Food Hygiene: LANTRA Level 1&2 certificate in Wild Game Meat Hygiene (large and small game)

Experience with John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Fendt Tractors. Cat crawlers. Ploughing with KV & Dowswell Ploughs. Drilling using a Sumo and others. Hedge cutting with various machines. Operating a grain store Lawdeny constant dryer and Cimbra dresser. Driven quad bikes, Kubotors and John Deere gators. Trained with Trimble RTK guidance system

In the beginning of my career I worked in small family diary units milking between 100 -150 cows with responsibilities including rearing calves, herd health, and feeding along with some general sheep care.

I have a shotgun and firearms licence

live with partner

04/2018 - Present Loose Hall Farms ltd General farm worker, tractor driver and relief Spray-man. 06/1997 - 04/2018 Clopton Green Farm Shoot I initially joined Clopton Green Farm as a machine operator/farm worker. Over the years my duties increased to include a number of additional agricultural tasks, primarily the organization and operation of the Clopton Green Farm Shoot becoming the single-handed keeper. 06/1996 – 06/1997 NF Redfern Tractor driver/cowman and shepherd 1989 -1986 Various Farming and Contracting Jobs This included working for a foraging specialist in Norfolk, milking cows, tractor driving and general agricultural work.

Shooting: Having come from a family with a history in the shooting industry I have a deep-rooted passion for all the aspects of gamekeeping including my vermin control. I enjoy beating on other shoots when time allows during the winter as this can sometimes lead to new ideas to help benefit the shoot. I have also occasionally hosted days on another shoot and acted as a loader for my previous boss. I also enjoy working and training my gun dogs. Construction: I have a keen interest with working with timber and have constructed brooder huts and verandas for rearing birds, as well as stables, dog runs, show jumps and sheds.