wildfowler.250 Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 As above really? Currently the furthest I drive is 30 minutes but considering relocating and was wondering how far folk regularly drive to the shore? Thinking an hour is about as far as reasonable given the early starts and so on? Or do folk go further? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 The nearest access for me is under 20 minutes drive. If I was shooting Kings Lynn marsh that would be less. I could travel maybe 75 minutes or so to the furthest marsh I have access to. I wouldn't want to travel much further than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 15 mins or about 30 mins. Has been as much as 150 mins. ( I do quite enjoy my 'fowling! ) David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 40 minutes to 80 minutes and been doing that for over 40yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 It will be between 20-30 mins this season. Only because I drive a battered old renault kangoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 2 1/2 hours from London to the wash usually leave about 2am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 depending on which of our clubs grounds we go to, between three and three and a half hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) Closest marsh is 7 minutes, the main places i shoot are no more than 30 minutes, furthest just under an hour Edited March 4, 2017 by Big Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biddy Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 2hrs 15 wash 3hrs 15 north wales If you 'live in the midlands you have to travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Cheers! Looks like an hour is fairly doable then. Taken for granted living near the coast compared to some of you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 I have never been out of my area to do wildfowling , when I had my gun punts and shot the estuary , the boat shed was down the end of the road so it was quicker to walk than to start the motor and the nearest marshes were well within walking distance . My main duck shooting marshes now are no more than 5 or 6 minutes away if I take my motor , and if I go after the geese I don't normally go more than 6 or 7 miles from my house , one of the benefits of living near the coast , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Can be in one of the club car parks in 10 minutes Ouse washes quite a bit longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 I have never been out of my area to do wildfowling , when I had my gun punts and shot the estuary , the boat shed was down the end of the road so it was quicker to walk than to start the motor and the nearest marshes were well within walking distance . My main duck shooting marshes now are no more than 5 or 6 minutes away if I take my motor , and if I go after the geese I don't normally go more than 6 or 7 miles from my house , one of the benefits of living near the coast , a drive down the track (should walk) or my nearest is at the bottom of my garden furthest 15 min drive or half a mile as the goose flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 a drive down the track (should walk) or my nearest is at the bottom of my garden furthest 15 min drive or half a mile as the goose flies. I think you will be the winner islandgun for the shortest distance, with the nearest fowling being at the bottom of your garden , as long as your garden isn't more than a mile long When we had the 1953 floods in our village, some of the blokes used there gun punts ( without the cannon on the deck ) to row up and down the roads to see if they could be of any help . my dad turned down there kind offer and got transported to higher ground in a rowing boat as I don't think seven of us would have got in a 21ft gun punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaddy525 Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 3/4 hours to the scottish solway from darlington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 I think you will be the winner islandgun for the shortest distance, with the nearest fowling being at the bottom of your garden , as long as your garden isn't more than a mile long When we had the 1953 floods in our village, some of the blokes used there gun punts ( without the cannon on the deck ) to row up and down the roads to see if they could be of any help . my dad turned down there kind offer and got transported to higher ground in a rowing boat as I don't think seven of us would have got in a 21ft gun punt its about 200yds, you must have been a baby in 53, shame you didnt get that that ride you would have been the youngest to skipper a punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 3/4 hours to the scottish solway from darlington Do you bother with linisfarne much? I have never been out of my area to do wildfowling , when I had my gun punts and shot the estuary , the boat shed was down the end of the road so it was quicker to walk than to start the motor and the nearest marshes were well within walking distance . My main duck shooting marshes now are no more than 5 or 6 minutes away if I take my motor , and if I go after the geese I don't normally go more than 6 or 7 miles from my house , one of the benefits of living near the coast , Lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushandpull Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Nearest "club" marsh about 10 minutes. Farthest more like 2 1/2 hours. Cromarty Firth many many hours and miles of bad road. I don't really understand the question. If you want to live close to a certain fowling ground then you might have to change your career etc. and many have done so. It depends on what your priorities are in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Nearest "club" marsh about 10 minutes. Farthest more like 2 1/2 hours. Cromarty Firth many many hours and miles of bad road. I don't really understand the question. If you want to live close to a certain fowling ground then you might have to change your career etc. and many have done so. It depends on what your priorities are in life. Just curious how far folk routinely drive. My normal trips are within 15-30 minutes. Jobs are fairly flexible. I'm just trying to work out what's the furthest distance from the coast that I can practically go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m greeny Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Closest club marsh 5 minutes furthest 20 minutes with the rest in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Closest - 30 paces, and jump the fence. Furthest - about 1 mile road, 1 mile offroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 When I rejoin my old club this season, the nearest marsh will be 15 mins away, the furthest just under an hour. My goose shoot in Northants is a 2 hour drive and odd trips to the Wash is 3 hours. Many years ago I drove to Leven for a morning flight and then back home again, 7 1/2 hours each way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Many years ago I drove to Leven for a morning flight and then back home again, 7 1/2 hours each way. Dedication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenergp Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 The 2 locations i shoot are a 40 min drive from the house, the tides are completely different in either location so i can choose which is the best one tide wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 3 hrs to the wash. 2.15hrs to the Ouse washes..... 1.30hrs to Kent marshes........ And Im out every week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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