mudpatten Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 The Chichester Harbour Wildfowlers Association currently has membership vacancies for newcomers to the sport or old hands looking for a change of scenery. Visit their website for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcamfield Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 The Chichester Harbour Wildfowlers Association currently has membership vacancies for newcomers to the sport or old hands looking for a change of scenery. Visit their website for more information. What is the web site have looked what is the cost etc. Regards Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) What is the web site have looked what is the cost etc.Regards Mark http://www.swawma.org/ Edited May 19, 2010 by chrispti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Many thanks for the link Chrispti. A full probationary members sub. is £174 which includes BASC membership. Junior is £45 and OAP is £106. Wildfowling over in excess of 30 MILES of foreshore. Inland duck shooting on jointly owned freshwater marsh and pigeon shooting. Comprehensive training given to newcomers to the sport or shotgun shooting in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 What age does junior go up to? Please say 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealine Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 i wish we had a club that did pigeon shooting, dont fancy the wildfowling part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 How much if you are already a BASC member? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 George, Sorry mate,I think its 16 but I`ll check and get back to you. Sealine, Any particular reason why you don`t fancy the `fowling mate? Did you have a bad experience in the past? As an aside, joining a fowling club is a great way to get to meet other shooting people and "network" yourself, to learn a lot about the sport from people who know what they`re talking about and enjoy some excellent and reasonably priced shooting. I know a few members who are not desperately keen fowlers, but who, once they passed their probationary year and became eligible, swapped a days fowling on an accompanied day ticket (£5 for morning or evening flight. £10 for the whole day.)for days pigeon shooting, rabbit shooting, ferreting etc, etc. Once you`ve passed your probation you`ll find you`ve got some shooting you can trade with. Supersonic. Full BASC membership is included in the price. If you are already a BASC member you can claim back one sub. from BASC. The reason for it being inclusive is to ensure that everyone`s subs. start and finish at the same time and avoids the administrative nightmare of having to keep checking dozens of members expiry dates to ensure that they don`t run out in the middle of the season. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks Haven't got the beans for the full adult membership. Just bought a money-pit/Land-Rover. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Nice one mate. Hope you get some fun out of the money pit. Just a thought. The club treasurer is prepared to take payment by installment. You won`t get your shooting permit until you`ve paid in full but if you started paying now it would cost about £45 a month and you`d still be able to kick off the wildfowling season in September. For the price of a few pints of beer and a few packets of fags per month, you could have access to thousands of acres of extra shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealine Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 No but need a dog (which i don't own, working the hours i do would not be fair to keep one), and having just upgraded all my pigeon gear, dont to to have to buy a load more (waders etc), sounds petty but would have the wife stringing me up for spending more on gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Fair enough mate. But just to clarify the point, although there is a requirement in the local clubs to have the use of a dog on SOME of the areas when shooting, that does`nt mean that you have to OWN one yourself. You`ll be supervised and taught by someone with a dog during your probationary year. After your first year, during which you may well have teamed up with a dog owner, the club realises that not everyone can own a dog and has a long list of gunners, myself included, only too pleased to take out a dogless fowler. I can think of more than one member who has never owned a dog in the twenty five years he`s been in the club but he still gets out a tremendous number of times each season and has a wide circle of shooting mates. I understand what you mean about the equipment but a lot of the shooting is done from the sea wall where thigh or chest waders are completely unnecessary. In fact, if you`ve already got waterproof clothing and welly boots, about the only thing extra that you need to give fowling a try is a box of non toxic cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) Fair enough mate. But just to clarify the point, although there is a requirement in the local clubs to have the use of a dog on SOME of the areas when shooting, that does`nt mean that you have to OWN one yourself. You`ll be supervised and taught by someone with a dog during your probationary year. After your first year, during which you may well have teamed up with a dog owner, the club realises that not everyone can own a dog and has a long list of gunners, myself included, only too pleased to take out a dogless fowler. I can think of more than one member who has never owned a dog in the twenty five years he`s been in the club but he still gets out a tremendous number of times each season and has a wide circle of shooting mates. I understand what you mean about the equipment but a lot of the shooting is done from the sea wall where thigh or chest waders are completely unnecessary. In fact, if you`ve already got waterproof clothing and welly boots, about the only thing extra that you need to give fowling a try is a box of non toxic cartridges. Whoops, must stop repeating myself! Edited May 21, 2010 by mudpatten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealine Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 ok thanks for that info mudpattern, i will give it some thought, you are very well informed. sealine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I would like to mention that I do not own a dog either. Weekends were pretty much the only time I got off and I managed to get out every weekend that I had free. :o As for gear, apart from a box or 2 of non-toxic carts, I have only purchased a pair of £25 thigh boots which were needed to cross the creeks. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealine Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 ok thanks guys, would like to look around the foreshore/grounds sometime. you are making it sound interesting to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 when i finish doing my masters degree i think i might join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 We look forward to meeting you. The club has a superb inland duck and goose marsh, jointly owned with the Kent WA, on the East Sussex/Kent border as well as over 30 miles of foreshore in Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Just to let those of you who might have emailed the club via their website know, the club secretary is away from his computer until after next weekend. He`ll deal with all enquiries upon his return. Just over 11 weeks to go to the start of the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hants Smudge Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Been looking at this and think that I am up for it. Haven't got a dog so would have to rely on someone else for that but looking forward to trying something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Your lack of a dog is not a problem mate. Drop us an email via the club website and someone will respond as soon as possible, but please be aware of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 mudpatern this is great oppurtinity for someone that dosn't have any permision to get out and try a branch of our sport that IMO one of the best and it is not going to break the bank. atb D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Cheers mate, thanks for the support. You are absolutely correct that wildfowling represents fantastic value for money. Especially since CHWA(SWAWMA) offers so much more than just lots of shooting. Thinking about getting a dog? The club offers everything from advice on the breed, kenneling and feeding through to group or one to one training classes, all at little or no charge. Don`t know much about non toxic shot? We can supply authoritative instruction on all current shot materials and advice on homeloading. Don`t know which gun is best suited to the sport? Members evenings where you can handle and examine most of the currently available models with the opportunity to have a go at a local clay shoot. You can even get some shooting tuition thrown in! You`ve bought a duck or goose call and can`t make it sound like anything other than a strangled cat. No problem. Our experienced instructor can soon get you conversing with the quarry. Don`t know a canada goose from a hedge sparrow? Constant on the job bird I.D. training will mean that you will soon be familiar with all the common esturine species. You don`t have appropriate fowling gear. Actually, you probably have enough to get started if you`ve got wellies and a waterproof coat and overtrousers. And the list just goes on. Novices especially catered for and old hands welcome. It has to be said that, at the end of the day, fowling which is challenging at the best of times, may not be the shooting sport for you. But how will you know if you don`t give it a fair trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Hi mate what species of geese do you get down on your coast? also have you lobbyed your M.P through the basc web site? :THUMBS atb D.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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