Disabled pigeon shooting

[Davidh 5]

Can anyone help me? I am wheelchair user and I would like to do some pigeon shooting for sport and to help feed my ferrets. Can anyone give me any advice on how I would go about acheiving this aim. Would anyone be willing to take me out and show me the ropes? I live in kent.

[chimp 299]

as in decoying? if so a couple of your problem is getting a cross a field if you cant drive to the hide , plus you wont be able to pick up winged or belly up birds which in turn means you will be shooting with a mate two in a hide , dangerous at the best of times but having a chair for a gun to get caught on etc.. in my eyes over rough ground it is a accident waiting to happen.

 

maybe have a word with the airgun section , im sure they would take you out and maybe shoot from farm building etc..

[watchman 256]

Can anyone help me? I am wheelchair user and I would like to do some pigeon shooting for sport and to help feed my ferrets. Can anyone give me any advice on how I would go about acheiving this aim. Would anyone be willing to take me out and show me the ropes? I live in kent.

your going to need permission,either yourself or a good friends,cannot see a problem with someone putting them self out setting up your hide and a few deeks then dropping you at the hide in a 4x4,they can sit with you for a couple hours and do a bit of running around,picking up whatever,plenty clay pigeon clubs cater for the disabled so i can only presume your only real problem is access to the hide which seems simple enough to overcome

[runforyourlife 361]

Can anyone help me? I am wheelchair user and I would like to do some pigeon shooting for sport and to help feed my ferrets. Can anyone give me any advice on how I would go about acheiving this aim. Would anyone be willing to take me out and show me the ropes? I live in kent.

your going to need permission,either yourself or a good friends,cannot see a problem with someone putting them self out setting up your hide and a few deeks then dropping you at the hide in a 4x4,they can sit with you for a couple hours and do a bit of running around,picking up whatever,plenty clay pigeon clubs cater for the disabled so i can only presume your only real problem is access to the hide which seems simple enough to overcome

 

 

So when you picking him up then watchman?

[watchman 256]

Can anyone help me? I am wheelchair user and I would like to do some pigeon shooting for sport and to help feed my ferrets. Can anyone give me any advice on how I would go about acheiving this aim. Would anyone be willing to take me out and show me the ropes? I live in kent.

your going to need permission,either yourself or a good friends,cannot see a problem with someone putting them self out setting up your hide and a few deeks then dropping you at the hide in a 4x4,they can sit with you for a couple hours and do a bit of running around,picking up whatever,plenty clay pigeon clubs cater for the disabled so i can only presume your only real problem is access to the hide which seems simple enough to overcome

 

 

So when you picking him up then watchman?

i said "a good friend"

[beechris 0]

Hi Davidh

Are you able to sit on a normal chair? And Where in kent are you?

[chimp 299]

apart from the obvious saftey issues this also may have insurance implications. yes they do cater for chairs at some clay grounds but your not in a hide or having to pick up birds etc..

 

if someone is willing to take you out and show you what is involved that is great and you will have a great day for sure

 

if you do go out please let us know how you got on and how you got around certain aspects of it , i for one would be intrested

 

atb

[Davidh 5]

Hi Davidh

Are you able to sit on a normal chair? And Where in kent are you?

 

 

I could sit in a normal chair but might have a slight problem with taking shots going over my head. I live in Wrotham nr sevenoaks.

[watchman 256]

Hi Davidh

Are you able to sit on a normal chair? And Where in kent are you?

 

 

I could sit in a normal chair but might have a slight problem with taking shots going over my head. I live in Wrotham nr sevenoaks.

easy to overcome with your positioning with a good wind on your back,can get them coming in in front of you,and crossing left to right/right left,what ever you prefer as well although the fleeing birds after a shot can scatter just be one of those shots not for you if this is the case,jmo

[Lab 10,979]

Build a big enough hide and buy a quad if you are serious. Do you have a dog that can retrieve shot birds?

[Davidh 5]

Build a big enough hide and buy a quad if you are serious. Do you have a dog that can retrieve shot birds?

 

 

If I could afford it I would buy a quad bike....for that matter if I had the money I would buy my own land and modify it to suite my needs. I can get the services of a dog for the purpose of picking up shot birds.

[mj robson 8]

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I get a french shooter over for a trip every year with his pals, he shoots on his own and gets good bags of pigeons from his wheelchair. They come during the 3rd week of August so I can drive on the stubbles to drop him off at his spot. I just find nice flat place for his chair and build the hide around him.

 

He shoots one handed with a Benelli auto and 28g cartridges.

 

Cheers,

Mark.

[irishnut 297]

the only thing holding you back is yourself, i've limited use of my left arm(ie very fecking little use) but i shoot single handed both rifle and shotgun, i also do a lot of terrier work(all to ground).

when you try the pigeon shooting and love it, you'll start thinking of ways to adapt yourself and gear to suit the style you have.

i would recomend getting a quad,but until you can afford it i'd get the loan of the dog you said about and give it a go.

 

good luck

[chimp 299]

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I get a french shooter over for a trip every year with his pals, he shoots on his own and gets good bags of pigeons from his wheelchair. They come during the 3rd week of August so I can drive on the stubbles to drop him off at his spot. I just find nice flat place for his chair and build the hide around him.

 

He shoots one handed with a Benelli auto and 28g cartridges.

 

Cheers,

Mark.

 

 

good post

[Davidh 5]

Thanks for the advice and opinions. All I need now is someone who is willing to show me the ropes. I will keep the forum posted.