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still trying to get my head round the figures ,(don't forget I'm still new) there was a thread early on in the week xamount of pounds per gun,for about a 60 bird shoot, is that extra for every bird or the one payment hope this makes sense

[Sprinter]

still trying to get my head round the figures ,(don't forget I'm still new) there was a thread early on in the week xamount of pounds per gun,for about a 60 bird shoot, is that extra for every bird or the one payment hope this makes sense

 

Just banged this out quickly so apologies for typos or if i have misunderstood your question.

 

Fees for a days shooting.

 

Advertisements will appear in two main forms, a cost per day (say £500) or a cost per bird (say £30). A day will be made up of anything from 8 to 10 or 16 to 20 guns depending upon whether it is to be a driven day or a walk one stand one. Lets take a couple of examples:-

 

200 bird day advertised at £500/gun for a party of 10, I like to keep the numbers easy!!. Each gun will therefore pay £500 initially for his days sport, however this isn't likely to be the end of your costs depending on how you manage your day. For instance if by lunchtime, after 3 or 4 drives you have shot 175 and there are two scheduled drives after lunch you may be offered to drop one drive and do just the one, or complete the full day with overages. Lets say you elect to complete the full day and shoot 250 with an overage charge of £30/bird. That would be an additional £1500 to be found by 10 guns so another £150 each. You then need to consider the keepers tip on top, say for arguments sake £50. Therefore your 200 bird day that you shot 250 on will end up costing you £700.

 

Next option 10 Guns required for 60-100 bird day at £30/bird. You wont fully know your costs until you have finished but will have a reasonable idea of maximum costs if you only shoot to your upper bag limit of 100. So 100 birds at £30@ divided by the ten guns would give you £300 each, plus a slightly smaller £25 tip and you end up with £325 for your day. If you only shoot 60 you are looking at £180 plus a smaller tip takes you to £200 each.

 

I have touched upon overages, most shoots will allow you maybe +10% of your upper bag before they will charge overages. If you get lucky some shoots will not charge you at all, it is after all the keepers responsibility to manage the numbers shot on a day. For example if you are shooting way too many don't be surprised if a poor drive crops up to balance out. Similarly if you are not shooting enough you may repeat a big drive in the opposite direction later in the day to make up the numbers. HOWEVER be aware that if you buy a 200 bird day and only shoot 80 but have had in excess of 600 shots you will be charged for 200 birds because you have been “shown” them, it isn't the keepers or estates fault you cant shoot them is it?

 

Underages, if you truly have an awful day and the birds aren't in the covers or they wont fly in a sporting manner then you may be able to invoke underages at whatever rate per bird you agree. As with most things if you are shelling out a lot of money for a days sport it is best to have a contract which specifies rates and trigger amounts for overage/underage and also what happens if unforeseen circumstances curtail your day (keeper breaks leg, or 3 drives are ruined due to sabs).

Edited July 21, 2010 by Sprinter