iano Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 As per the title, what is the story with the carcasses from clays in land that will be grazed by cattle and horses. Is it ok to shoot where they might graze? Or should I pick an area and fence it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Clays are biodegradable and will eventually dissolve into the ground provided they are broken. No problem for grazing animals but use fibre wads as plaswads don't do animals any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Thanks, so the cattle / horses will just ignore them? I was always planning on using paper / fibre wads as don't want them ending up in the animals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Was talking to a farmer who said never seen a animal eat a plastic was yet, he said they spit them out when they start to chew. Fiber wad disappear qiuicker also you can now buy Eco clays that break down faster. Edited June 26, 2016 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 You will find that the unbroken clays will all land in a similar area. pick up the unbroken ones to use again ( some will break) and tread on the damaged ones. if the ground is on a slope and soft you will pick up a high percentage of those not shot. Sometimes unbroken clays may have several shot holes right through them without being broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 dont shoot them where pigs can eat the clays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 What does the landowner say. I wouldn't want it or allow it on my land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 We just pick up the whole ones and trample the remainder into the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 A few of us sometimes do a bit of clay shooting on one of my fields. We pick up any complete ones, tread on any larger pieces that we notice to break them into smaller bits. Twelve months later there's virtually nothing to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 For 58 ish odd years our club has shot on shared grazing land, for 48 ish we used plastic wads, then we moved and used fibre wads, Never had a problem with animals and either clays or wads, (Sheep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 For 58 ish odd years our club has shot on shared grazing land, for 48 ish we used plastic wads, then we moved and used fibre wads, Never had a problem with animals and either clays or wads, (Sheep) Sounds similar to the old Shap Wells Hotel Shooting ground on which I used to shoot many moons ago. There were never any issues that I was aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just had a quick calculation on lead. Our club is 50 bird approximately 28 times per year. At an average of 60 guns per shoot that's around 235 kilos of lead going into the ground per annum. Makes you think..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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