About 15 years ago one of my colleagues bought a small woodland just like you, When he 1st arrived there were locals walking their dogs through his land but he didn’t mind. he built a small cabin in the middle of it and used it for somewhere for him and his family to hang out over the weekends. [camp out, have a barbecue, drink a few beers etc] Then a short while later the council turned up to check what he was doing on the land and checked the cabin he had built. [someone had reported him to the council] Everything was fine, he knew exactly what he could legally do on the land so the council went away happy. His next step was to put barbed wire fencing up at every access point with signs saying keep out, private, no trespassing. When next he met a local dog walker outside they complained that he shut the land off from them using it, To which he replied, “I was fine with you lot going through and walking your dogs until one of you interfering bast*#ds reported me to the council, so from now on my attitude is none of you are welcome anymore, stay off of my land and keep your nose out of my business” Moral of the story….. as usual it only takes 1 interfering busybody to stick their nose in and screw things up for everyone else.

@Man_fay_the_Bru

2 ай бұрын

& more than likely someone not even from there that complained

@chopperhehehe

2 ай бұрын

Sad but true on both comments 👍😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

@tufty7663

2 ай бұрын

Should have taken the police officers numbers, you never know what they might fabricate and charge you with.

@isobelmckay3012

2 ай бұрын

I bet the dog Walker at the point he fenced of his property was the one who complained to the council.

@tiddybearkush

2 ай бұрын

Land belongs to the people..

My mate was a farmer until about five years ago and we'd shot on his land when his dad owned it and then for about thirty years from when my mate inherited it. There wasn't a problem until housing started to encroach on his land. Noise complaints from new people to the village, reports to the police of us carrying guns even when they were cased, verbal abuse from trespassers walking their dogs through pasture containing livestock and crops, verbal abuse from a dog walker when we were loading muntjac into the back of a pick up, verbal abuse for shooting rabbits, the list goes on. People move to the country and have absolutely no idea how the countryside and farming works.

@versatec1

2 ай бұрын

Woke tossers basically! This country is done! 😢

@rexman971

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's sad seeing the country side becoming developed into housing.

@lukeempty3386

2 ай бұрын

I have grown up in the countryside and lived here my whole life. Im in the process for applying for my FAC. But from the other side of things, not all people who are against certain hunting etc are from "the city" or something. I do not advocate fox hunting, Ive personally come across ditches filled with shot pheasants as people wanted to shoot them but not eat them, hounds hit by cars and complete assholes of riders. So just want to point out that many people do not like when people go out shooting etc. Let's not pretend everyone out there hunting is doing it for management and pest control etc. I remember when I moved into a new area and met some of the locals, one was a farmer who was telling me his love of snaring birds, when I asked him why he didnt really have an answer for it. Other land owners wanted to shoot birds of prey because they interfered with pheasant numbers etc. I mean I could go on. I understand the need to control pests but on the other hand you can hardly whine about rabbits while also shooting foxes. Point is, plenty of people dont like hunting and have lived their whole life in the countryside. Many people shoot animals as a sport, not because of necessity. I'm not saying all, just offering an insight into why some people have a problem with it.

@martinsmith8572

Ай бұрын

@@rexman971 Erm what is countryside? a question in no doubt that will be asked in 20 years. So sad.

@jameshenderson5385

Ай бұрын

People who move to the countryside should abide by the rules of the countryside, but far to often they don't!!!

Sad how people just call the police for seeing blokes going into the woods with guns, what was once normal is now thought of as bad.

@damianchristie288

2 ай бұрын

Urbanised antis

@danforbes4513

2 ай бұрын

ye we used to get the cops called on us all the time it got to be a standing joke with the police. the cops were ok tbh in the end that had a chat with the said old lady about calling them out for lads walking about with guns.

@danforbes4513

2 ай бұрын

ps it was funny the first few times then it go to a point it was all the time. in the end she stopped doing it maybe the chat that they had with her sunk in.

@brianheslop1449

2 ай бұрын

Remember someone calling the police on me about 20yrs ago, out shooting with my kids with a borrowed BSA Meteor Super Sport. Just tin cans against an old railway embankment. I was still in the army at the time, fully qualified to run ranges and not long returned from a 6 month tour in Iraq. I was quite surprised at the response. Firstly my daughter noticed people on mountain bikes on the otherwise of the river which to me, just didn't seem right. I immediately clicked it was 2 plod. So gun in its cover and away we went. As we got up the top of the railway embankment looking across the fields to a sports centre on the other side of the river, there were several police cars and vans blue lights going pulling into the car park at high speed (possibly armed response) well thought to myself "best not hang around here" stashed the rifle in the bottom of a hedge row, and we walked back to the car easily vading the plod. Returned early the next morning and picked the gun up lol

@moorshound3243

2 ай бұрын

@@brianheslop1449 good work. It is sad what was once just normal fun has now become so feared and crazy.

As a retired police officer, it's nice to see that the officers aproached you with a cordial attitude. Generally, I am ashamed at the attitude of today's police. I was known as PC Jolly Green Giant on my beat. Big Steve, East Yorkshire.

@icarus3604

Ай бұрын

Pity they have to approach with hands stuffed in pockets.

@cardiffpicker1

Ай бұрын

​@icarus3604 better than approaching with guns drawn

@Jay-Niner

Ай бұрын

The problem is, they didn’t need to turn up at all because no crime was reported. “I saw someone, who may have had guns, going into woodland” is a report of a non-offence and should be ignored. It’s like me standing by the road and then calling in to say I saw a car drive past and then a squad of cops chase down the driver to make sure that he’s insured and legally owns the car and it’s fully taxed and MOTed. It’s like calling 999 to report someone leaving a shop with a cart of goods… “did they steal the items?”… I dunno maybe, maybe not… “ok I have units on their way right now!” “I just witnessed a person enter a house”… “ok well send someone round to make sure it’s not the owner or invited guests” Seeing someone not committing an offence does not warrant a police response to double check, so unless the caller was the owner of the woodland or had some kind of evidence to suggest trespassing or other illegal activity, they should have simply been ignored.

@stephenembleton8135

Ай бұрын

@@Jay-Niner I know exactly what you're saying, but trying to get them to an active "real" crime, well, that's a different kettle of fish. " No units free to attend!", is the usual response.

@danlancia

Ай бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 incorrect? are you actually fucking serious. its literally 2 men walking into woodland with cased guns spotted by some over exercised jogger who was probably one of those vegan twats that the police should have used common sense to ignore. had they been walking into Barclays bank in the high street then maybe more worth a look

Figures... Some Nosy Nellie just HAD to call the police.

@LifeofMikeOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Yup

@FreezyAbitKT7A

2 ай бұрын

Nosy Nellie could have saved the lives of hundreds of Americans in schools, churches, theaters, shopping malls .... etc...could have... that is the big problem with firearm ownership. Self policing doesn't work. The industry and radicals wish for no control.

@mikehoncho3099

2 ай бұрын

That's why I'm glad I live where I do it's strange to not have a firearm when walking into the woods

@rattytattyratnett

2 ай бұрын

​@@LifeofMikeOfficial You could take the view that it was a good thing that someone called the police. The interaction with the police was positive. They checked that you had the necessary entitlement to be on the property and to shoot. The person that called the police didn't know who you were and you could have been trespassing. I've a problem with trespassers and poachers and would be greatful for the public to report suspicious behaviour. It's better to have a relationship the police. There might come a time when someone is breaking into your cabin and the police are needed.

@stevenwilson5737

2 ай бұрын

Yeah a grass called them.

Happened to me last Autumn. Somebody saw me with my 243 out, 80 yards from the road. Have a deer problem on way to my shooting hide in the trees. Firearms Officer attended. Absolutely no problem. He knew his job. Professional and very polite. Invited him to return off duty for a deer which he did.

@coolstorybrooooo7643

2 ай бұрын

very positive ending to the story a friendship was made

@formicapple2

2 ай бұрын

@@coolstorybrooooo7643 indeed it was.

@formicapple2

2 ай бұрын

@@alanboyd9013 I’ve been around police for over forty five years. I would never trust any of them. I’m always careful what I say around him. But Ty for the advice.

@kevinparker461

Ай бұрын

So, as usual with plod bribery also works!!. He shouldn't of accepted the offer of a deer.

@formicapple2

Ай бұрын

@@kevinparker461 he paid for it

Your dad is a legend! Love the relationship you both have, its what all dad and son's should get upto with each other.

@jackryan1962

2 ай бұрын

What a fantastic relationship you have, father and son, clearly good friends as well, enjoying time with nature and having fun shooting…..just perfect guys 😊I’m a former Royal Marine and have been a country lad and shooter since I was a boy. Sadly my son doesn’t share my passion for the outdoors and shooting…….he has shot clays with me and had a couple of days on the gun line with me about 8 years ago…….was so proud to shoot with him. I’m a keen stalker, game shooter, vermin controller and PRC shooter…….Last year the police turned up at my house one morning and revoked my certificates and my wife’s…….no reason given. I have served Queen and country for over 40 years……..I was the safest, most respectful and competent shooter you could ask for, massively respected by all I shot with……shooting was my lifelong passion and it’s now been taken from me and I’m devastated…….we don’t know why our certificates have been revoked and we don’t have the money to fight it. Unfortunately we now hate the police with a veracity that is beyond description. Good luck to you both, it warms my heart to see you in the woods together…….father and son how they should be, utmost respect to you both………If only…….☹️🇬🇧

Thank you for showing how a positive police interaction when it comes to weapons in the UK should always be. We must work with police and community to show a positive and responsible ownership and behaviour and behave as such. Its too often that there is negativity around weapons in the UK and we need to see the positive angle of the industry and ownership of weapons in the UK.

@FreezyAbitKT7A

2 ай бұрын

Did you see any pistols or high capacity magazines?

@tanfosbery1153

2 ай бұрын

Most shooters had a positive attitude to the police, but it didn't stop them supporting every gun ban and restriction proposed by the government

@FreezyAbitKT7A

2 ай бұрын

@@tanfosbery1153 Great Britain and most of the EU have very limited / controlled firearm ownership laws.(this includes Switzerland) A friendly exchange with the police with compliant owners is expected. We don't have have those laws in the states. Or compliant weapon owners/buyers/.sellers. I own firearms and air rifles. I use them for sport. Switzerland goes as far as requiring a psychiatric exam before firearm ownership is allowed but for the sake of defending it's country, firearm ownership is encouraged.

@MagicMarvin33

2 ай бұрын

@@tanfosbery1153 The police were against the handgun ban. But modern policing I think a lot of people don't like anything to do with firearms because America and the culture of school shootings.

@benballard-ho7tu

2 ай бұрын

Great video, I'd love my own patch of woodland. I'd definitely make sure it had no public footpath through it though. You could do with making yourself a target box though? Make it nice and deep (to stop ricochets coming back on your target) with a steel plate at the back for that plinkding. I love the reactive targets that give you a splash of neon yellow when hit. There are also some small disc targets, I think they're called Firebirds, that explode with a real bang. Your Rotex RM8 would set them off very nicely. Do you use Hades pellets at all for pest control? They really open up nicely, better than hollow points or the ballistic tipped ones.

Back in the day (early 1980's) My brother and I were out shooting with shotguns on land we had permission from the farmer, his son threatened us with trespass and demanded the guns...I told him that with out a licence he would be charged. He then threatened us again (we were 17 and 19) so we gave the guns to him...the police arrived and charged him with assault and possession of a firearm with out a valid licence lol he was warned about this but thought he was right. The farmer apologised to us and said we are always allowed to shoot on his land for vermin control.

@nicotoscani1707

26 күн бұрын

did the son get a back hander from the farmer?

@nlo2629

24 күн бұрын

And then supposedly you lost your open shotgun certificate because you made the stupid decision to hand your weapon to another person....

What a lovely way to spend some quality time with your dad Mike. I lost my mate 26 years ago now. Many many lovely times out it the woods, mainly the New Forest. Whittling walking sticks, makeshift Dutch arrows and other sorts. Treasure every moment Mike. All the very best fella always 🤩👊🌟 Johnny ( see you at BCS )

@LifeofMikeOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Cheer Johnny!

Goes to show,positive, calm, polite interactions on both sides, no drama, no problem! Well done, lads, well managed, you are both a credit to the shooting community!

Police attended my house due to an incident on my street (nothing to do with me). I let them in trying to be helpful and chatted with them as a witness. A week later they came back and knocked on the door and asked to check the rifles i had on the wall (ww1 and ww2 deactivated rifles mounted on walls with certificates and plaques showing what they were underneath along with loads of other military history stuff) because the officer was “concerned what she had seen”. I was annoyed. Told them do they really think I’d have let them in if i had illegal guns on the wall, and would they have visited if i lived in a country home and not an ex council house? Also why did it take them a week to come back? And why when my car has been broken into on the driveway 3 times have they never attended but send 3 officers down to my house about this? It was embarrassing. All my neighbours saw. I’ll never let the police into my home again or speak to them unless i absolutely have to.

@garynicholls1448

Ай бұрын

Keep them outside and to everything they say respond: 'I don't do interviews.' One of them will claim it's not an interview. Reply: I don't do interviews. You get the idea.

@cromwellg60

Ай бұрын

@@garynicholls1448 I just wouldnt speak to them anymore, the door would stay closed.

@Leedslad123

Ай бұрын

They like to do the easy work and pick what they see as easy targets they don’t like real police work

@kevinparker461

Ай бұрын

@@garynicholls1448 Just "No comment" is all they get from me. If you start talking you wont remember what you say & they will lie & twist it. They will be fishing for anything or if they had something they would arrest you. Never help or even speak with plod ... EVER!

@flyerh

Ай бұрын

everyone has a phone with a video function on it.

Clearly not the city, coppers just walk down with a dog to a firearms call 😂

The neighbours behind our house once called the police because I was cleaning a (dismantled) shotgun after a morning at clays. My Firearms chappie turned up and first went to the neighbours. He informed them that he had known me over ten years and that he'd also regularly shot with me on the same Skeet squad. Their response was an angry 'so you types stick together!' He more or less intimated (best way of putting it) that I had two right assholes living behind.

@wideyxyz2271

2 ай бұрын

I had a similar thing happen to me!

@lukewoodside9420

Ай бұрын

"so you types stick together". Yes, we law abiding citizens stick together.

@chimpdongs

15 күн бұрын

Ah yes, antagonize the only man in 20 miles with a (legal) shotgun. Very smart neighbors.

Looked like a fun day in the woods! Nice to see the constables were considerate. I'd rather they checked out a concern, as they did here, than discover a disturbing issue later.

We're generally polite in Britain - public and police - and firearms users in particular tend to have a very good relationship with officers of the law. Guns and rude / angry people? Not a good mix.

Top day out with your Dad , that’s what life’s all about , I had similar adventures with my children and loved every minute.

It is annoying when people don't mind their own business, but it is kind of a double edged sword because one really does want to know that your land is protected from trespassing and poaching while you aren't there..

@brain8484

2 ай бұрын

The person was minding his business for the public . Did you expect the jogger to confront 2 guys with guns ? Have you heard the advice “ see something say something “.

@dazryan3463

2 ай бұрын

Busybodies only operate during daylight hours so that is limited reassurance. The motocross lot are out during the day in my area, 4x4 off roaders and poachers at night

They were coming for the sausages. ....they could smell it from afar, the gun thing was just a cover to get to the sausages!

@JS-gu3ts

2 ай бұрын

Where there re sausages donuts can often be found nearby, Just saying! Pity they are not as good at sniffing out real criminals as they are sniffing out donuts.

Tip - Don't use shaped gun cases. People panic when they see em. Use shapeless fishing cases or similar.

@DiamondCake2

Ай бұрын

Guitar cases work well.

@ginjaedgy49

17 күн бұрын

could get in trouble for attempt to conceal.

There used to be a clay shoot at a local pub near me, South Staffs, every other Sunday morning and Boxing day, the shoot had been there 25yrs or more without any problem, there are about 10 houses backing onto the area of the clay shoot, all the traps faced open land, this is in a semi rural loaction. An old timer died, some townie bought the house and moved in. Within 6months the shoot had to close due to this townie complaining of noise from the shoot. He also complained to a local farmer about sheep being too close and waking him up with their bleating. the farmer said sex and travel, aka f**k off

Where we live it takes a week to get a police officer to come out 😳

@michaelbomar1989

2 ай бұрын

You live in South Carolina too lol

@Biffo1262

2 ай бұрын

In Greater Manchester you are lucky if they issue you a crime number and if they do it mark it NFA without even contacting you. They are the worst force in the country though as a matter of record.

@brendanstoran7555

2 ай бұрын

If you’re parked on double yellows they appear quick enough, but seems burglary ,shoplifting and assaults aren’t top of the agenda anymore

@adi7795

2 ай бұрын

Just tell them there’s a gun involved and they be there in a second lol

@moose6676

2 ай бұрын

We had an intruder in our back garden one late Sunday night, after reporting it to the police we eventually had an officer come to the door……….. 11 days later 🙈 here we have 3 officers and a K9 to investigate someone entering a forest. Madness.

The police where spot on, that's how it should be

If you go down to the woods today , you had better not go alone, for someone called in the Police and one brought his dog. And you didn't even have enough hot dogs to offer them a sannie or a cup of tea. Good to see Dad is still up and about.

Mayday. Mayday. Dad and son having fun in the woods.

Nice professional copper, he was a true gent.

Just seriously jealous of your woodland. Have fun guys, good way to have some quality father/son time.

None of their damn business!!!

@kevinparker461

Ай бұрын

I thought that when i heard plod say "What are you shooting?". I would of been as polite as that question deserved!!

@E6EES

Ай бұрын

Of course it’s their business, they were responding to a report

@DM-ur8vc

15 күн бұрын

@@kevinparker461 And then you would have failed to educate them.

The curse of mobile phones, 40 years ago when i was a kid we used to roam for miles with air rifles, through fields hills and woodland, sometimes being out all weekend, but we had permission and as we grew up locally in the countryside we weren't the sort of idiots that vandalise and always left the place as we found it, else we wouldn't be wanted back.. being used to the outdoors held us inn good stead when most of us enlisted.

Your woodland is looking great! Also, days like that are a farther-son classic! It's been too long since my dad and brother and I have had a day like that back in my parents woods! I'll have to suggest to them that we add a fire pit to the little gun range we've built up over the years.

Thank you gentlemen for sharing ✌️💞🤟

Same thing happened to my Brother and I on a permission several years ago. Police were called and walked toward us in the field. I told my brother to lay the his gun on the ground,as did I. After checking our details the police were happy and thanked us for laying the guns down. Dont mind the member of the public reporting us,far better to be safe than sorry.

Your dad's a legend 👍

Great vids , Enjoy time with your Dad mate , spent all my life fishing & doing stuff with mine ,lost him last year , really miss him , your Dad reminds me of him , except he was a Northerner 🥲👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Not sure how I ended up here, but I recognised Graeme's voice ....... liked this a lot , could say it was totally AWESOME 😂😂🐟🎣

Good video again fellas. The 177 will always out penetrate a 22 of the same power. A good test is using the exact same ammo on both rifles. The 22 will carry more energy down range. When shooting small game with the 177 there is always the risk of over penetration going straight through your quarry whereas a 22 will dump more energy into the quarry. But as long as you are accurate, head, heart and lung shots work fine. Obviously 22 will leave a bigger hole. 177 is more forgiving because of its flatter trajectory with the 22 having more of an arc and the PCP will be more accurate than a springer anyway with pcp bein recoiless as well. If you really want to see the penetration of both rifles going through tins, try RWS Hypermax or Excite Prometheus. They really good if you want to punch through something... On the other hand, iam sure you know the shotgun will make a mess of anything. Happy shooting, all the best from Lancashire.

I honestly think people have nothing better to do. They clearly could not read the situation and had to make a call to the boys in blue. At least you guys didn’t get an arse hole police officer. Great videos lads, really enjoyed it.

Police come mob handed for this but where i live, a busy town, you are lucky to even see them. Meanwhile real crime happens.

@tanfosbery1153

2 ай бұрын

You are not wrong

@LossGaming

2 ай бұрын

The police which would have responded to this would either have been ARV or rural, ARV's only respond to weapons, and Rural only responds to.. rural stuff. Completely different sections of the police with massively different workloads. The officer you dont see in town are stuck dealing with arguments between Terry and his Wife for the 500th time this month, or are out looking for Little Jenny who has run away for care for the third time today.

@lukewoodside9420

Ай бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 No. Has anyone been shot? No. At worst somebody has a sporting firearm without a piece of paper, in other words, unlikely to result in criminal use of the firearm. I don't think thats on the list of priorities right now. Now if that was in a town and was a handgun? Thats another story.

@lukewoodside9420

Ай бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 They would have known they were not handguns. The dispatcher / 999 operator would ask for a description of the firearms (Type, rifle, shotgun, pistol, etc; Colour, black, wooden, etc). Criminals don't tend to carry around long guns for obvious reasons. And their guns don't tend to have the appearance of sporting firearms. Secondly, no shots had been fired at that moment, so unless shots had been fired, you can safely assume its somebody just transporting a firearm. From those two bits of information, it can be safely concluded that the likelihood of it being criminal activity is next to none.

A former member of our ft club, had some land adjacent to the M1 motorway. One day the police received a call to say that they'd seen 'men with guns'. The police investigated and just said.."when you are shooting, just put a flag out". A St George's flag was used to indicate this. I think the police would approve the shooting now, but I'm not so sure about the flag though!! 🤔

Love the show Mike,more of this pls.

Have you tried filling the cans with damp sand and use wadcutter pellets, leave a nice round hole, usually on one side only. I use the self adhesive lume and reactive stickers, stops the sand falling out when it dries, means the cans last longer too 😊.

@LifeofMikeOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Great idea! Will have to try that

The wild garlic is great for making garlic butter. Cop the garlic levels up very finely mashed them up with your butter and put it ice cube trays and freeze it.

@eleveneleven572

Ай бұрын

I live in France now and you can buy dry cured sausages infused with wild garlic. Tastes fantastic. Called Bears garlic, Ail des Ours.

As a police officer, bushcrafter and someone who shoots, it was nice to see the officer have a decent attitude and you be very cooperative. It's far to easy for people to criticise these days. Cops were quite clearly following up a report as they have to. Everything was above board, everyone was decent to one another. No problems whatsoever. With regards to your rifles PCP aren't necessarily more powerful than a springer. 177 has far greater velocity and flies much flatter, and being a smeller pellet will often penetrate more. 22 bigger and slower will hit with more of a thump and likely cause more damage. Great video 👍🏽👍🏽

@Jay-Niner

Ай бұрын

Wrong. The cops didn’t have to do anything unless the jogger reported suspicion of an actual offence. Imagine I stand outside Tesco and phone in a report of seeing a man leaving with a basket of goods. The police wouldn’t turn up just to make sure that the goods weren’t stolen. So unless the jogger claimed they were trespassing or doing something else illegal, the call should have simply been ignored.

Dang, i felt the 2A rising up in me at the end there 😂 glad they were chill

Respect to and from both parties there. None of that auditing rubbish.

We got reported to the police many years ago at an offical Airsoft site, as a public footpath ran outside the boundry. Funny thing was an armed response unit turned up, had to trek across half a mile of fields and had to be guided to the site owner by a load of players with AK,s, M16,s etc. They were sound, had a look at some of the gear and just suggested we informed them in future.

Why would the police come out for a call of someone going into the woods with air rifles? lol. Poor farmers must get the police called out on them all the time.

A good rule of thumb is to mind your business.

I don't understand why when receiving an emergency call stating that somebody is taking guns into woodland, in a rural area where shooting is commonplace, the call handler does not just say: "sounds like a perfectly legal activity, please call back if you suspect otherwise."

@user-fq2cf6xf2s

2 ай бұрын

Probably because in the UK these days there is no such thing as a legal activity until you have been investigated, interrogated and usually bullied. Only if you can prove that you are innocent, and only after the plod has tried everything to get you on something , maybe you will be left alone to go about your business. Until the next time.

@LossGaming

2 ай бұрын

If they had called in that they were going hunting in their forest land prior to doing it, there would have been a record and the CT should have stated this before raising it to the chiefs for their attention (just to get it double checked) If they hadn't, it would have been raised to a chief like all firearms jobs are who would have the sole say in what is going on. (which to cover their arses is normally "Go and check")

@mikeheasman2594

2 ай бұрын

​@@LossGaming I did that and then one day someone reported that there was somebody with a gun. The police still have to attend even though you informed them you would be there. Now I don't bother.

@ryanmitcham5522

15 күн бұрын

Exactly the same thing when somebody phones up reporting somebody filming in a public place. They should be told 'they don't need your permission, they are in a public place, it's legal, goodbye', yet they never do. I don't know if this a is a policy thing to protect themselves, or just the poor standard of call handlers. More than once I've had to tell people that call handlers are not police officers and don't know the law (not that police officers do either sometimes ). One particularly memorable time after being involved in a minor RTC the other driver refused to exchange details, so I phoned the police only for the call handler to tell me 'they gave you their mobile number that's enough' when it's literally a legal requirement to exchange details, something any driver should know, and a police call handler definitely should. Their failure to know the law and assist me meant I was stuffed when it turned out later the car wasn't registered or insured and the driver could not be traced.

9:49 Many years ago, here in Australia, where Firearms Ownership is a Conditional Privilege, Three of Us were Target Shooting on Private Land, with Written Permission from the Land Owner, when We were stopped by Police. After recording all of Our details and all the details of all the Guns we had with Us, approximately 30, Police informed Us that We would be hearing further about the matter. We never heard another word on the subject. When the Police departed We continued shooting for the rest of the day. Apparently an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang had their Country Headquarters some short distance from Our location and Police were receiving Reports of a Gun Battle at the Motorcycle Clubhouse.

Wish I'd had a dad to share a hobby with like this. Unfortunately, we were different species! Heart-warming viewing, anyway. Cheers.

Blessing in disguise! Also, those sausages looked delicious!

It's always fun to watch you and your Dad sharing good times together. It was also a relief that y'all weren't hauled off to the slammer!

Back in the early 90s i was out shooting woodpigeon in Scotland where i live, it was on land of a friend of mine owned, helicopter flew over quite low a came back and kept circling, paid no atention to it, then all of a sudden i hear armed police dont move and right in front of me are a bunch of cops with guns drawn, put you gun down and step away from the gun, i did this, get down on your knee's, nope thats not going to happen officer, they came up still guns on me handcuffed me and started with the questions, all i said was tell me what i have done wrong and the ill hrlp you with any questions you have, but no they wanted my name address what im doing, 20 minutes till an inspector turned up, said the problem is the helicopter spoted you hiding in the trees, you popped out looked up and popped back out of sight, i said yes correct im shooting wood pigeon i helps if the dont see you, he then said well the problem is Princess Anne is less than 2 miles from here opening the highland games 😂 OH! i see your problem insector, gave him everything he asked, they took me to my car where i parked it at the farmhouse showing them my licence and my friend confirmed i was permited on the land, but it was quite a nervous day for the officers pointing the guns at me the said as they had never pointed a loaded gun at a human target before, and when the lad said that to me i said well i wasnt nervous at all till you said that 😮 😂

Well the way both you and the police handled the situation

People are such fannies these days. When I was a teenager (in the 1990's) we used to go shooting with 12 ft lb rifles all the time in the woods and on unused public land. We never hurt anyone or damaged anyone's property and no one called the police. Now days people can't wait to pull out there phone and cause a scene.

@jamessmith84240

26 күн бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843

@ryanmitcham5522

15 күн бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 Which was exactly their point. Many things we got up to in our youth were technically 'crimes' (not that we knew it at the time), but we weren't bothering anybody or damaging anything. But these days some busybody will create a scene out of something harmless.

Brilliant video 😊 police just doing their jobs. I wish I'd got some woodland to play in😢. Hope to be watching more 😊

I remember once out with a shotgun on my uncles farm. Had some dog walker 2 fields over on another farmers land, leave the footpath, come through a gate into the field with cattle, leaving it open, then across to me and demanded to know if I had permission to shoot. "Yes I do, its my uncles, you however, have left the public footpath, crossed onto another farms land and are now trespassing on it, you wanna call the police or should I?" The worst I think, was sat in a high seat, private land, waiting for a deer to turn up, no where near public footpaths, some woman just walked right under me with her dog. Didnt see me. But jesus, they have no idea.

Just came across your channel Gents, and thought how cool it must be to have your own woodland to spend quality time together camping, shooting, etc, absolutely brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻 looking forward to your next show lads 👍🏻👍🏻 Subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brilliant Mike ❤

Country folk can be real Karen's sometimes. Somebody got me and a couple of friends arrested in North Norfolk for making a table by the side of a road by some woodland. I shit you not. So we could sell stuff at a car boot sale to get money to rent somewhere because we were living in a van. The police arrested us, kept us locked up overnight, questioned us for no effing reason, and wrecked all our shit. Still, I got breakfast and a nice warm nights sleep, so it wasn't all bad.

@allthingsmotorized1885

2 ай бұрын

no proper country folk are sound, its normally the rich posho's that have moved from london that cause a problem

Can’t remember the last time I actually saw a policeman. When my middle son was assaulted by east Europeans in our local park on his way home from work they said they knew the gang and that it would show up on cctv and they would be in touch. We are still waiting 2 years later!

@tonyjedioftheforest1364

Ай бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 what is?

@ryanmitcham5522

15 күн бұрын

@ubiquitousubiquitous3843 Obviously you don't recognise tongue in cheek humour. By 'still waiting 2 years later' they mean the event happened 2 years ago and they never heard back from the police. Which is a common occurrence.

Nice to see you having a laugh with your old man 🙂

Both air rifles should be at the same power range upto 12ft pound. Graeme's springer could possibly need a service new spring and seals will improve the power and aid accuracy. Well done on the way you handled the police. We had a similar episode on a syndicate shoot, by the time the police turned up it was the gentleman that reported us for what ever he thought was wrong nearly got nicked for wasting police time.

A good interaction with Police as good as it gets really ,Officer seemed well versed and treated you fairly ...Nice video loved that you cooked ya own food up there in the woods ... Squirrel is very gamie " and a bit tuff Its deffo a bug out food but not my go too ... 😊👍💯

Jolly good country sport!

Great video, police turning up is no bad thing really!👍👍

It's good to have a good relationship with the local police, and also good to have neighbors who will call about anything they consider suspicious.

Good stuff guys.

I see the cop brought his land shark with him. That's what I like to see a short interaction were the police check the legality and are friendly and they are on their way. To many coppers around these days who are clueless and angry all the time. Nice little wood.

@markrainford1219

Ай бұрын

Rural cops tend to be friendlier, more part of the community.

Im going to say "Hello to the police, you're doing the best you can and i appreciate it". Why am i saying that? The police helped me when i found my boyfriend dead. A blood clot took himbut the police needed to check a few things.

Nice to show how the system should work. Nice video, all safe and well done the local constabulary.

Me and my friends years ago, went into our local woodland (not many people ever go in them) with Airsoft guns for some Airsoft wars, some lady called the police saying that kids were shooting real guns in the woods 💀 they were going to send out the armed forces but luckily a local officer heard the call and said he’d check it out first, 3 cars cornered us, and they were very nice and respectful as was I, they checked down the guns, and they were amazed by them, and then done some plinking with us, too the the guns to their station, and my parents collecting them soon after :)

It would be interesting to see a video on UK gun regulation compared to what we have in Canada.

@Sorarse

2 ай бұрын

There is one out there somewhere that shows what can and can't be owned. Can't remember who it's by, but I am pretty sure if you search YT for UK gunlaw or similar you should find it.

I was shooting on a Farm with my Kids and all of a sudden a police helicopter 🚁 was hovering over us for about 5 minutes, the kids said Run lol 😆 but I had permission from the farmer so I wasn't worried, it was a funny moment for the kids but the helicopter was checking we had permission then it flew off and blew our cans we were shooting all over the place 😆 Always get permission 👍👍

Heartwarming video. Cops couldn't have been nicer I do'nt think. But what has this country turned into in one mans lifetime? People are scared of their own shadow now and what used to be a perfectly normal countryside situation is now, to some, a reason to trouble the police. Maybe some people should stay in the towns if they are so scared of the big outdoors.

Really enjoyed this Video and its good to see Lad and Dad having a great time 👍 Subbed and liked 😊

Thanks to the Jogger I've now subbed to your second channel. And thanks to your dad I subbed to your main Channel!

Enjoyed watching you two .really nice that , I mean owning your own woodland and going for a bit of camping and shooting with your family .glad the coppers were understanding and friendly .easily prefer our crowd over the American lot .

'I saw two guys walk in to a woodland in a rural area with some gun bags... I best call cops.' I've got to be honest that person cannot be from the area or they would know it's a relatively normal thing

Nice jacket mate. 👌

@LifeofMikeOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Rob!

They used to have certain police officers that you could notify when your shooting on permissions,they'd give you a number if you were question by police and they would also be able to alay fears from people if phoned because they already new.

Busy body had to call the Police. What did they think was happening? An armed raid in some woodlands? Maybe a massacre with pellet guns. Some people need to mind their own business.

I'd like to see a bit more attention to proper firearms safety. Clearing the weapons when handing them over etc. The .22 is likely to carry energy further than the .177, given the same starting middle energy. The springer is more than capable of generating legal limit power levels, so the starting energy is probably pretty similar. The .177 will be traveling faster for the same energy of course. The .22 will drop much more than the .177, simply because it is travelling much more slowly. The .177 will penetrate more because the energy is working over a much smaller frontal area, and the velocity is quite high too. The external and terminal ballistic behaviours are actually far more complex than you might imagine, with all sorts of trade offs and compromises. I thought the plod were somewhat more aggressive than they needed to be, and the fact that has the chopper out to a report of "something in a bag, i don't think it's fishing stuff because there's no water" is a worrying waste of resources. I've been choppered a couple of times while it doing legitimate pest control jobs and deer stalking. People need to accept that someone wandering the countryside with a gun is supremely unlikely to be doing so illegally. Firearms licences are so difficult to get, and getting a firearm without one is so difficult for most people, that the chances of anyone having a firearm they're not entitled to is vanishingly small, and the chances of a legitimate fac or sgc holder doing something illegal is incredibly low, because we have to fight so hard to get our licences. People who do manage to get hold of illegal firearms aren't going to take them out to practice (ammunition is difficult to get hold of without a certificate, and most criminals will never fire a weapon in their lives). So if you ever see someone out with a gun, unless they're obviously doing something illegal like sticking up the local garage, don't bother the police with it. All you'll achieve is ruining the shooting, and pissing off a load of coppers who will have to get their boots and cars muddy on a fools errand.

They seemed very fair 👌 and atleast they know now for next time if anyone rings up for a whinge

How many acres do you own? It looks really nice

When rifles are sub 12 ft'lb many break barrel rifles are just as powerful as the PCP rifles though some may only achieve 9.5 to 10.5 ft'lb though it still may be possible to have them adjusted up to 11.5 ft'lb if that is your preference. You also only need a minimum of 3 ft'lb to kill a rabbit or small vermin. There is also the factor that pellet weight can also effect the ft'lb energy, for example a 14.6 grain pellet may only achieve 10 ft'lb and an 18.0 grain pellet may achieve 11.5 ft'lb. A chronograph test of different pellet weights etc will help to find the rifles velocity and ft'lb energy performance.

Not telling you your business Mike but always make sure you have your firearms licenece with you but also worth having any relevant documents to prove you own the land each time you go - unless you are doing something illegal then there is no issue. x

@dalewoods7308

2 ай бұрын

The thing is, he shouldn't have to.

@JohnMyers-gt3xy

2 ай бұрын

@@dalewoods7308 I disagree. Its not unreasonable for a policemen to follow on an enquiry. And if the evidence is shown to them then they have no choice but to leave providing no criminal activity is taking place.

@LTymeEdits

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnMyers-gt3xy Nah, he shouldn't have to.....

@LifeofMikeOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Got both, license is always where ever I take the gun and proof of land ownership is always on my phone 👍🏻

@randomelephant4476

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnMyers-gt3xy But like... Anyone can make a call, about any damn stupid thing. How is someone's word over the phone more than my word being there live? What if I call the police and say "Hey, I'm making a call that a guy in this location should be there and is all fine, he owns the land, it's me", does that suddenly clean me of everything and dismiss the police, because I called? What is a call got to do with anything anyone is doing anywhere? If I on the other hand call police on an absolutely random bloke in the street and tell them he's raping every woman on the street he meets, is it suddenly on him to "prove" he's not raping anyone? How does one prove that? Why are calls taken this seriously?

Watching you two is a memory throwback to my own time with my Dad (❤️R.I.P.) who first introduced me to a pellet gun before later introducing me to a 22 calibre single shot rifle which we used to kill groundhogs with because the groundhog 'holes' presented a threat of a broken leg to any one of our horses and it's no secret what has to happen to a lame horse. 😪

I didn't realise owning a bit of woodland was enough to qualify for a shotgun license! Was it an easy process?

@CliveHateley

2 ай бұрын

You don't have to have land or permission to shoot on land to be granted a shotgun certificate, it's yours of right unless you are a crook with history then you have no chance.

@mr.not.so.perfect.666

2 ай бұрын

@@CliveHateley in the UK, it's not an automatic right to own a shotgun (or any firearm), it's a privilege. And you need a legitimate reason for owning one, just because, is not a reason. You need your own land to shoot over, or have permission to shoot over someone else's owned land, and it must be large in area enough that discharging that firearm could not pose an issue, Like if the rounds left the confines of the land you're shooting on, also you cannot discharge that firearm within 50 feet of a public highway (thus, for example, if the land was 100 feet wide with a public highway either side, then you couldn't discharge that firearm anywhere on that land, legally.

@allthingsmotorized1885

2 ай бұрын

@@mr.not.so.perfect.666 in the uk, you are not required to provide a reason for wanting a shotgun certificate - you must have a referee, a medical report and no criminal convictions but you do not need to provide reason for wanting one. a firearms license is different

The bluebells are not looking sad, that is how the English bluebell looks as opposed to the Spanish.

Great air rifle fella i used to own a WALTHER ROTEX RM8 myself and it never missed a beat

Police turn up in 5 seconds for some busy body but when i was mowed down on a pedestrian crossing it took them 5 months 😮😂

@quillo2747

2 ай бұрын

If you want them to turn up quickly, tell them you think someone had a weapon, or someone called you a rude name. Either will have a rapid response unit out.

Love see you both together ❤Haha about the police but it nice to see they was plight

This makes me angry. People should mind their own business. If they don't like country pursuits, they can move to the big city.

Theres some idiots out there! do they not know that gun ownership and shooting are legal in the uk providing you've got permission and certificates where needed. Call the police if you see people walking down the town centre waving guns about but not in a private woods or on farmland. They should be cautioned for wasting police time.

Wild garlic quiche is awesome

glad the officer was a gentleman and left you alone once he knew what the situation was...

Great that the police were as chilled as they were but it doesn't half drive me insane that some random jogger felt it necessary to get involved! He should clear off back to his vegan diet and Yoga and let country folk do country things 😂

Walther Rotex, that was the first rifle I bought.......so accurate! 👍