Moors Man Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hi Everyone Does anyone have any experience of CFSA or any advise as they are mentioned in another thread. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) They are an expanding association and have some new blood which is helping to make things work. They have a lot of ground and are regularly being offered more. Well worth contacting them to get more details; https://www.cfsa.co.uk/ Edited June 21, 2015 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moors Man Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Cheers for the advise. I will contact them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy220 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Looks a bargain for basic membership included to?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neutron619 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Hello Chaps, I'm the field officer for the CFSA. Yes, it's an old pigeon shooting association in the process of revitalizing itself with new blood, new land and new opportunities. We've currently got two washes for wildfowling - soon to be three (if not five) and 1700-1800 acres of pigeon / rabbit / vermin shooting - again, soon to be more. We also have access to various other kinds of discounted opportunities through club members - if you ask, we can probably arrange it. Membership is £100 per year (juniors £26), with a one-time joining fee of £30 and includes your BASC membership as part of the price. We also do one-time shooting arrangements for local landowners which are in addition to our regular permissions, so you can expect to get asked to "go here, shoot crows" for example - whether you do is up to you, but obviously the more we do, the more likely the landowners are to think good things about us and the more shooting we get offered. In the last week or so, three or four of us have shot 80-90 birds plaguing a cattle farm (eating the feed, knocking over the barley, etc.) and made the landowner very happy indeed. We'll probably get asked to go back next year, if not sooner. The CFSA website is new (still under construction) and contains an online booking system and an online membership application form. We're working on receiving membership fee payments electronically too, but please bear with us as it's a huge project and we're going as fast as we can. You will see that in some places, a small quantity of the information is missing - we just haven't got round to writing those bits yet. If you sign up and are accepted into the club, you'll be able to access the booking system which has all the maps / permission slips / etc. for all of the land we've currently got. It also manages bag returns, where required, and you can register details of your vehicles etc. so that when you make a booking the landowner gets informed automatically - no more phoning up and trying to get hold of busy people on tractors. Other than that, not much more to say. Membership is down as the club hasn't been good recently at shouting about what it's got to offer, but we're now working to change that and bring ourselves into the 21st century. Essentially, we do a lot of shooting on a lot of land and it's great. Like a wildfowling club, but with about 1800 acres of extra land, if you want to compare what your £130 buys you at the CFSA or elsewhere. Let me know if you have any questions - I'll keep an eye on this thread over the next day or two. Adam. Edited June 21, 2015 by neutron619 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampyis1968 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Silly question but have we got anything like this in Bedfordshire as I'm willing to help out anyone in ratting and rabbits now as I get every 3rd week off work and a wk end in between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redm0002 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I saw that there was going to be a CFSA stall at the upcoming Fenland Game Fair this August BH. Will you be taking membership applications there? If yes, I will bring my cheque book. Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Got to admit I'm very tempted to join up myself , sounds spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister1 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 If your already a BASC member can the cost of a second membership be claimed back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Got to admit I'm very tempted to join up myself , sounds spot on I struggle to understand why you haven't joined yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6demon Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Has anyone joined the CFSA as yet? Anything to report?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 I would if it was in my area. Great chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6demon Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hi Ollie, this is right on my doorstep but I haven't found a single person locally that has joined yet (or even heard of the CFSA) :( I'm loath to spend £102 on something that is an unknown. It sounds a fantastic opportunity but it's clearly in its infancy at this stage judging by the website, I was hoping to get a little more detail form the knowledgable chaps on here first. I will try a post in the main area perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 PM neutron619, he will answer all of your questions. It really is a cracking little outfit for those without their own permissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6demon Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 PM neutron619, he will answer all of your questions. It really is a cracking little outfit for those without their own permissions. Tight Choke - Thank you I *think* I have PM'd him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushandpull Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Despite the impression given, this is not a new club. It has been running for many years. They are always at the Fenland Country Fair on August Bank Holiday with a tent and airgun range. I am not a member but have found them a nice bunch of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 That is correct, although they have some new blood now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6demon Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Thanks P+P - I have had a good read through of the website and they were formed in 1971, but there is very little detail on the web, other than their own very limited website and the events calendar doesn't seem to work either. I was hoping to get some info from fellow PW members as they are only showing 73 members currently...? I have PM'd a couple of PW guys so will see what that brings back If the website is anything to go by, it sounds like my ideal club with lots of other activities going on including land management, gun dog training etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tollerman Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Have sent pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We have a similar club in Bedfordshire, well worth it and plenty of land to shoot on , now that I`m retired I get out 2-3 times a week , before I joined the club I was finding it hard to find somewhere to shoot even though I did a lot of beating on pheasant shoots , so I think its better to join a club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R6demon Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Duncan That's interesting! I have just moved from Beds to the border of beds and Cambs. What club are you in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Duncan That's interesting! I have just moved from Beds to the border of beds and Cambs. What club are you in? PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We have a similar club in Bedfordshire, well worth it and plenty of land to shoot on , now that I`m retired I get out 2-3 times a week , before I joined the club I was finding it hard to find somewhere to shoot even though I did a lot of beating on pheasant shoots , so I think its better to join a club Have you got any details Duncan, i might be interested in that as well? Thanks AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Have you got any details Duncan, i might be interested in that as well? Thanks AB PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 PM sent AlistairB will be an asset to any club he joins you could not meet a nicer bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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