marsh man Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, Fenland-fowler said: Do not know anyone on the marsh to go with for the first season. So picked one I do. Plus the one I shoot has splashes which I though would be a good starting point considering I’m new to fowling. Good point , although most clubs have got a list of full members who would be willing to take you out , as you are new to wild fowling , if you had joined our club you would need to go out with a full member for a minimum of six times , he would access you knowledge of gun safety , identifying wildfowl ect. after each visit your card would be marked and if everything went well you would then have a free hand to visit the marshes by yourself. Taking in all the pros and cons it would make sense to get access to fowling as close as possible to where you live , mainly you can go at short notice , learn about the area both in the season and the off season , take advantage of tides , weather , moon and while your not traveling to your far off grounds you could be in the right place at the right time and filling your bag up with fowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenland-fowler Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, motty said: Fair enough. Out of interest, what is your closest marsh/club? Closest is fenland Wildfowlers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Your Right fenland my local wildfowling club is 35 minutes away but there not a great crowd to deal with so il be driving further for wildfowling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Fenland-fowler said: Closest is fenland Wildfowlers 8 hours ago, Gerry78 said: Your Right fenland my local wildfowling club is 35 minutes away but there not a great crowd to deal with so il be driving further for wildfowling Well, Fenland wildfowlers' association is a very friendly club, which offers a mentoring system for new members. I personally deal with this, and have taken one member out to shoot his first ever goose this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Talking bout my local club here in N Ireland Very good glad to here new wild Fowler got 1st goose 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darno Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just under 3 hours. 1:30am start usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm in a teacup Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 20 mins drive to the Scottish side of the Solway and then a bit of a row if we're off to the English side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diss4111 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Mine is 5 minutes away. 10 if i go the long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 About 15 mins depending on traffic, it can double if traffic is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Approx 240 miles round trip last time out!......penalty of living in the Midlands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricka Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 10/01/2019 at 18:32, figgy said: About 15 mins depending on traffic, it can double if traffic is bad. Are you part of a club? If so could you point me in the right direction please Cheers Richy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Yes I am see pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 When I went to Saskatchewan it was a 2-day drive, 1400km from my place in British Columbia. Now if I started from Essex and added the 10-hour, 5000 mile flight that would take some beating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Distance anything from 5 mins each way local to 40 mins to three hours 30 to 150 miles to the east and 21/2 to 31/2to 4 hours to the west 130 to 180 miles . Not counting Scotland which can be 4 hours salway to 10 or more right up north . Traveling is just an inconvenience in wildfowling Its the most expensive aspect of the sport for me if i lived over the west coast i would save a fortune on diesel and think i could just about satisfy my hunger for the sport over there without venturing east anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 This is the view from my kitchen window, this is an almost daily event from the 1st of February . uncanny that.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Lucky man 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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