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Wildfowlers rescued by RNLI


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I have not seen any mention of this event on the forum and thought it worth a warning for the comming season. The video shows it was a pretty rough night.

 

http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/Lymington-lifeboat-rescues-wildfowlers-stranded-on-Keyhaven-Marshes.aspx

 

 

Well worth dropping them a few bob on their collection days.

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Look a rough ole night anser2 ,....... I have been in similar situations , but our estuary is not as exposed as Keyhaven and touch wood I have never had to call the life boat out , as I have either sat it out in the punt , or tied up and walked back civilization

 

We did a collection on our beaters day a few years back, and at our beaters meal , the estate made it up to £500 which was presented to the Air Ambulance .

 

Each year the money made from Pigeon permits goes to charity, and one year it went to the local Air Ambulance which was about £400 as they charge £20 for the four Saturdays in February and normally sell around 20.

 

Money well spent if we ever need them , as you never know when there service is required .

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I have never been out fowling or had anyone with me carry a lifejacket, flares or anything other than a phone! That said it don't commonly involve use of a boat on the marshes I shoot. The trouble we face here is exposure and being cut off or overrun with a far bigger than expected tide and getting stuck in deep mud or worse sinking sand, lost in fog or white out conditions.

 

The biggest hassle of all though is others sighting you from the shore and phoning rescue services out needlessly through lack of understanding.

 

 

10gaugewannabee,

Wildfowlers want the roughest wildest conditions as that's when we get the best sport, the trick is knowing how much is too much to take on because forecasts are sometimes not so accurate. What we don't want is a nice still evening.

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  • 2 weeks later...

The rougher the better ! I am out as nobody else is ,Thats how I like it , My safety is down to me ! So far I have got it right ! But don't forget only Gods perfect !!! Must say its been close at times but its always been fun ( Once I get warm again ! )

 

Riptide

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