Tailormadefun Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi all long time reader, first time poster! Is anyone else on here a countrysports member in sheppey? If so I have just joined and would love to meet up with people from that shoot to go shooting with Any takers please gimme a shout ATB TMF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL S Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 WELCOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighit1985 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Im not a member currently but am looking into it, i understand they do a guest ticket for the day, so would be up for meeting up with you and seeing what the setup is like for countrysports. if you fancy it?? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailormadefun Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Im not a member currently but am looking into it, i understand they do a guest ticket for the day, so would be up for meeting up with you and seeing what the setup is like for countrysports. if you fancy it?? cheers Yes they do do a day ticket for guests, your more than welcome to come along with me, they have a massive 3500 acres so I am sure there will be somewhere you will fancy, Pm me your mobile and we can sort it out. TMF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sle Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I have been looking into this membership, how are you finding the shooting? would be very interested in hearing some sort of review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 +1 .. I've been thinking about joining but was wondering if the land is any good or bare … anyone have any experience there ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I'm a member there and I think there are currently 50 or so on the books at present. It's not a bad set-up and they do have 3,500 acres, but you need to bear some things in mind. You have to book a field in advance - You may find out it's been booked to another member or shot 4 times alre4ady that week by the time you end up on it. A fair old bit of it is unshootable or at least problematical to shoot on - There's a piece in Faversham that is basically a dog walkers paradise and, in my eyes, an accident or arrest waiting to happen - other areas are bordered on at least one side by caravan parks (and you will get lots of visitors walking through on a fairly regular basis!!) There is only one wooded area - Maybe 1/4 of an acre at best and you can only shoot one side of it. The flight ponds - One has water in it and is maybe 50 feet across and is shot very regularly - The other "pond" is only a splash when it rains torrentially - Didn't perform at all well last season - The ponds and splashes on the website are owned/rented by the syndicate members and out of bounds. Game - I've been a member a fair few years and have managed probably 1 game bird a season - Nothing to do with ability, just availability - Once they put their birds down, you lose around 1/4 to 1/3rd of the areas you can shoot. The rest of the areas have the hedges cut back and do not keep birds. A lot of these points are fairly negative - It's not bad if you have nowhere else to shoot (and aside from my syndicate shoot i don't), but i worry that if many more members join it's will turn into an overshot nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sle Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks for the info, its good to hear a members review. Do they allow use of rifles or is it just shotguns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I think so on the rifles, although there's one fella over there who is the self appointed fox exterminator. Reasonable amount of wabbits but very flat and lacking in backstops. No deer whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 do they give you access to any of the land near the estuary ?? just thinking if theres any chance of ducks or geese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 do they give you access to any of the land near the estuary ?? just thinking if theres any chance of ducks or geese No - The best bits are for the syndicate guns. The nearest you get is a couple of fields on Harty, but you are well inland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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