friednewt Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hello all, I have made contact with a local wild fowling club and not too sure if I should join. I am currently shooting my air rifle on "Pete's Air-gun Farm" for £10 a day, and have BASA insurance (£30 a year) I have got my SG license on the way and relies I need BASC insurance now. The club is offering multiple grounds to shoot including 500 acres 3 miles down the road from me. The fee's are £100 joining and £180 a year, this also includes BASC. This all sounds too good to be true, What do you think? Or even better, is anybody a member of this club in Canvey Island? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friednewt Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Anybody??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 The ideal situation is to find someone who is a member and ask them what it is like. Your local gunshops may be able to help, they usually know whats going on. Alternatively,use the economics argument. £280 per year, or £30 BASC fee and £10 per day . On that basis its got to be worth joining for at least one year and sussing it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friednewt Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Thank you for the reply I will ask around at the gun shops to see if they know of this club, and it also gives me a chance to do some window shopping for a shot gun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 in answer to your question, yes! it is not too good to be true, it seems pretty typical of what alot of wildfowling clubs have to offer. There are two most likely outcomes, you will drop out after a year deciding wildfowling is too cold, wet, muddy and requires getting up at silly o'clock and is basically hard work to master..... Or, you will have become totally addicted to the challenge of hunting wild birds in wild places and wonder to yourself, why don't more people struggling to find shooting do this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcowz Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Like the others have said, speak to your local gun shop and find out. They are normally a good source of info. (Too many shooting folk blethering away for hours) Wildfowling is great, I used to do it on the Tay & Eden about 15 years ago. Cold and wet but I still remember the hairs on the back of my neck going up as the geese start calling. /Mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 I know the club well even thought I am not a member, it has a lot of shooting for that money- well worth a look. Regards starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friednewt Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I went to an introduction meeting last night. All seems good, and will be joining. As Starlight said, it sounds like alot of shooting for the money. Thank for you're advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madcowz Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 As Starlight said, it sounds like alot of shooting for the money. Or a lot of sitting around in freezing mud with very little shooting Damn good fun though /mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 A guy on my syndicate was the chairman (I think) of the Canvey Island Wildfowlers and he had been a member for some years unitl he resigned his position due to moving home up here to Suffolk recently. In the short time I've known him he reckons it is a cracking bit of land(s) to shoot over mostly rough shooting with some pigeons and I believe they have 2 or 3 flight ponds as well as the marsh/foreshore to shoot over. If anything, the amount of money sounds good and includes your BASC insurance to boot. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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