TJ91 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) the season ends feb 20 on the foreshore, question is...does this mean just the land between HWM and LWM or can i shoot above HWM on club ground i have a permit for? the land is on the foreshore but approx 50metres higher than HWM And before all the "if you shoot wildfowl you should know this" starts...i do shoot them but all my wildfowling has always finished before jan 31st Edited January 27, 2011 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 It means on ground that is covered by 4 consecutive tides. Basically outside of the sea wall. Not on ground that is below the HWM. But yes, If you shoot wildfowl you should know this :P :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) Strictly speaking in law it means land below the High tide mark of normal spring tides in England and Wales , but below the mean ( average ) high tide mark in Scotland. In reality most clubs shoot below the seaward side of the sea wall and the law normally turns a blind eye to it. Beware if you shoot on a Scotish reserve though as on the SNH reserve on the Solway where from Feb you are only allowed to shoot from the mean high tide mark , which in many places means the creeks and not the marsh top. Edited January 29, 2011 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 What's a sea wall or the definition ?? Dont have many man made walls on the shore up here where I live in Dornoch, Sutherland. There are some rock dumps on the Tain side of the Dornoch Firth but I think this is more for sand erosion of the sand dunes than an actual sea wall. A lot of sea defenses in the areas around the Dingwall and Inverness areas the are just soil spoil and rock that over the years the various land owners have dumped near high tide mark to prevent the land from flooding on a very high tide. Most of that has now been taken over by vegetation etc I have sat both at the high water mark and further down the beach when the tide is out, I also use a couple of water run off ditches. This can make it interesting for not being seen without taking hide poles & net etc by having to sit still. Maby another daft question on this thread. If you are sitting either in a ditch or just on the beach between low & high water is it kosher to shoot toward the landward side of the shore as birds are going to and from the water or should you only shoot seaward (left & right). This has been my 4th season at wildfowling and its been a great learning curve and as you all know in its own way, very enjoyable. Cheers, BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) Sea wall = an embankment to keep the sea from flooding the farmland . I think as long as you are standing below the high tide mark it does not matter in which direction you shoot. Edited January 29, 2011 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 the season ends feb 20 on the foreshore, question is...does this mean just the land between HWM and LWM or can i shoot above HWM on club ground i have a permit for? the land is on the foreshore but approx 50metres higher than HWM And before all the "if you shoot wildfowl you should know this" starts...i do shoot them but all my wildfowling has always finished before jan 31st That`s a NO then. I would add that the foreshore is the foreshore whether it is September or February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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