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Title: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: swarter2 on June 14, 2009, 10:16:43 PM
I just wanted to let you guys know what a business card can do for you.  Back in mid April I ordered 100 business cards to leave at doors and/or to hand to land owners.  Since then I have gotten permission to hunt 3 properties in the Bedminster area for Preds and/or deer.  These properties probably total about 600 acres give or take.  I have also been called to hunt a nuisance fox getting into a chicken house.  That was Saturday morning.  Saturday evening when I got there, about 7pm, the fox was just about entering the coupe. I do emphasize "about to enter the coupe."

The moral of the story.  Get some business cards and start to hand them out.  They aren't that expensive.


Dave
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: foxpro51 on June 14, 2009, 10:19:22 PM
I agree. I have been doing it for years. Pennsylvania Varmint and Predator Control
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 14, 2009, 10:29:51 PM
Can we have our own cards printed with the PPHA logo? Does that need to be approved by someone? Where can we get the art work for the Logo? If we can use the logo and name it will give us all a lot more credibility when attempting to gain permission to hunt private land.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: CoyoteJeff on June 14, 2009, 10:30:35 PM
I have cards with my name , address ,phone and e-mail address on it I give to people when I go ask for permission. If the ground is posted i also ask them if they will sing a paper I have typed up saying I'm allowed on the ground. That way if I'm hunting and someone stops me and says I'm not allowed on the ground I have a singed paper saying I am.

Remember if your hunting fox now you need to have a nuisance  control permit or its the same as hunting out of season.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: CoyoteJeff on June 14, 2009, 10:35:38 PM
Muttbuster what I do while I'm talking to the person I tell them I'm a member of the PPHA and tell them what it stands for and then even show them a few calls if there interested and so on.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: swarter2 on June 14, 2009, 10:36:18 PM
As to hunting the fox.  I have exterminator licence that I got for my F/T job said that they I needed but never used.  I keep the licence up to date just in case I need it.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: Leglifter on June 14, 2009, 10:39:42 PM
I don't think its the same swarter better check on that
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 14, 2009, 10:40:02 PM
I hope I'm not sounding stupid here but what is a nuisance permit? A good idea would be a statement printed on the back of your card the land owner can sign giving written permission to hunt their property.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: swarter2 on June 14, 2009, 10:48:30 PM
Its a good licence I think.  I just looked up my employers licence online.  I'll have to ask him if he still covered.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: dreamcatcher on June 15, 2009, 12:48:37 AM
On my business cards, I have member  PPHA, PTA, and NRA Endowment. I don't think we should use the logo itself.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: CoyoteJeff on June 15, 2009, 01:32:55 AM
Muttbuster a nuisance control permit is a Commercial Wildlife Pest Control permit you get from the game Commission .

A  Commercial Wildlife Pest Control permit is required for any person to take,harass,transport,release or dispatch designated wildlife for another person or to solicit or offer their services to another to take,harass,transport,release or dispatch designated wildlife that is creating a nuisance, causing damage to property or is a risk to human health or safety. This permit authorizes the agent to control designated wildlife for another at any time of the yr.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: foxpro51 on June 15, 2009, 09:20:43 AM
How do i get this permit? Holy smokes--A REAL JOB. LOL

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Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: foxpro51 on June 15, 2009, 09:25:31 AM
Predator Control

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Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 15, 2009, 09:26:36 AM
Thanks coyotejeff. How do I get the license? That would be good to have.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: CoyoteJeff on June 15, 2009, 11:05:58 AM
Muttbuster call your regional office of the game commission or your local game commission officer and tell them what you want. They will mail you the application to fill out . The cost I think is $25  and a $50 annual fee then .

 After you fill out the application you then have to score at least 80% on a written examination that covers Biology,life history,habits,control methods,care and handling and euthanasia. Plus laws and regulations and diseases and parasites.

After you pass the test you then have to keep records of everything you do.
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 15, 2009, 03:45:02 PM
Thank you very much, is there some kind of study guide available for the test?
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: CoyoteJeff on June 15, 2009, 10:21:34 PM
I'm not sure if there is or not. I got the application and information but no study guide of any kind. Maybe you don't get one till you send in the application .
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 15, 2009, 10:26:17 PM
Do you have the permit? Did you take the test?
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: Leglifter on June 15, 2009, 10:31:11 PM
I've heard that you have to know everything they want,
bats and bees information also.
You can't apply for just one or two species.
I could be wrong but thats rare
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: muttbuster on June 15, 2009, 10:34:52 PM
I wouldn't have a prob;em learning about all of the different kinds of wildlife. That would be interesting to me. I wonder if they have any guides to study from?
Title: Re: What a business card could do for you.
Post by: Leglifter on June 15, 2009, 10:49:57 PM
Best thing to do is give them a call Bill