birchall 0 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 birchallI think you need to go with some one with experiance for a good few flights before of even thinking that you can just head of on your own , lie of the land , tides, and quarry identification, also i would advise you to join a club as insurance is also another thing to consider, is there somebody that you know that can take you out? it is a fantastic pastime i hope you enjoy it thanks mate and no i dont i bought a shooting dvd and watched it and wanted a shotgun since Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildhorse 1 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 birchallI think you need to go with some one with experiance for a good few flights before of even thinking that you can just head of on your own , lie of the land , tides, and quarry identification, also i would advise you to join a club as insurance is also another thing to consider, is there somebody that you know that can take you out? it is a fantastic pastime i hope you enjoy it thanks mate and no i dont i bought a shooting dvd and watched it and wanted a shotgun since Well ladoh you asked a question and got a lot of experienced answers but obviously you know better must be nice at 18 to know all about wildfowling from a DVD! I'm a slaughterman to trade but I didn't buy a dvd to show me. I had to earn my ticket from scratch same goes for wildfowling you never stop learning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
birchall 0 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 no mate my dad tells me about when he was younger and when he went shooting on the fore shores where i live when you use to go on with out permission before he handed his shotgun permit in when they changed the rules about the fore shore and am always on the internet about shotguns and shooting and trying to get beating but never had any sucess goin to phone up alnwick gun club about joining it and try and get into a fore shore club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildhorse 1 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 no mate my dad tells me about when he was younger and when he went shooting on the fore shores where i live when you use to go on with out permission before he handed his shotgun permit in when they changed the rules about the fore shore and am always on the internet about shotguns and shooting and trying to get beating but never had any sucess goin to phone up alnwick gun club about joining it and try and get into a fore shore club I probably bout same age as you dad and things change JOIN a club {very cheap} be polite ask loads of questions BUT more importanly LISTEN we need young blood in wildfowling but you must be prepared to listen and learn to older experinced fowlers who will give you the time of day if you show them RESPECT. Put your name down for beating next season at you local shoot. does your dad know anyone who would take you out for the day pigeon shooting? When you are on the foreshore with the wild geese coming at you your adrenalin is pumping and all of a sudden you have got a bunch of barnies, maybe the odd whooper, and they are mixing in with the pinks/greys what would you do? Or you are on a tide flight and greenheads are pushing up the tide but so are the shellies, , teal, widgeon, pintail which one would you pull the trigger on? Yes question bloody questions but you need to be able to answer them in a split second on the marsh/tide flight Good luck lad with joining a club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
birchall 0 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 my dad is 45 mate and also yeah he knows a person but when you ask him to take me or my dad he goes yeah any time and he never turns up and also am a good listener and also i have been brought up to look up to grown ups and respect and listen to what they have to say and also be polite to elders and also thanks mate and how much do you think it will be to join a club mate thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tom1cameron 1 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cat amongst the pigeons????? I think we should all pay for wildfowling, no matter how small the fee, and the money should go straight to the local authority in a very transparent manner to pay for collecting data and providing a ranger (happy face to visitors), and paying for leases. Clubs are only one way that it could be done, I would love to hear of NE/SNH, ministers and others thinking outside of the box to change the way things are done. New thread anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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