Fenny Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Hi I am looking for 4 guns on Sunday 24th September to take part in a days shooting. The day will start with a morning duck/goose flight followed by pigeon shooting during the day and finishing with an evening duck/goose flight. The meeting place is Little India Thorney Toll postcode pe13 4at Cambs. The cost for the day is £50 per gun please pm for more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 What a day that sounds for 50quid ! One day I'm going to take the plunge and drive down from Lancashire ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strachan23 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hi do you have any other dates coming up soon? I'm within 30mins and would like to get involved. Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh air Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Hi Fenny, Dropped you a PM... if you do this again on the 30th would be keen to come... What sort of time do you normally kick off? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Best of luck with your Sunday shoot, here in Great Yarmouth we are not permitted to shoot wildfowl on Sunday's under some ancient law that was not repealed in the countryside act, as are many other counties in the same situation, quote as per BASC rules: Shooting on Sundays and at night England and Wales – before the passing of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, orders prohibiting the shooting of wildfowl on Sundays were made under the Protection of Birds Act 1954. These orders have not been rescinded and so in the following counties/part counties the shooting of wildfowl is prohibited on Sundays: Anglesey, Brecknock, Caernarfon, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Cornwall, Denbigh, Devon, Doncaster, Glamorgan, ""Great Yarmouth County Borough"" ME !!, Isle of Ely, Leeds County Borough, Merioneth, ""Norfolk"" ME AGAIN!!!, Pembroke, Somerset and North and West Ridings of Yorkshire. Still at least I can go out after pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Best of luck with your Sunday shoot, here in Great Yarmouth we are not permitted to shoot wildfowl on Sunday's under some ancient law that was not repealed in the countryside act, as are many other counties in the same situation, quote as per BASC rules:Shooting on Sundays and at night England and Wales – before the passing of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, orders prohibiting the shooting of wildfowl on Sundays were made under the Protection of Birds Act 1954. These orders have not been rescinded and so in the following counties/part counties the shooting of wildfowl is prohibited on Sundays: Anglesey, Brecknock, Caernarfon, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Cornwall, Denbigh, Devon, Doncaster, Glamorgan, ""Great Yarmouth County Borough"" ME !!, Isle of Ely, Leeds County Borough, Merioneth, ""Norfolk"" ME AGAIN!!!, Pembroke, Somerset and North and West Ridings of Yorkshire. Still at least I can go out after pigeons. I am not certain, BUT, I believe it is ANY form of shooting, clays or otherwise. It was pointed out to me by the local Constabulary in Montgomeryshire County, prior to the 1974 boundary changes. North Wales Shooting ground also fell under the same By-Laws and have remained 'dry' to this day ! A lot of the old Counties have gone, BUT the By-Law remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 I am not certain, BUT, I believe it is ANY form of shooting, clays or otherwise. It was pointed out to me by the local Constabulary in Montgomeryshire County, prior to the 1974 boundary changes. North Wales Shooting ground also fell under the same By-Laws and have remained 'dry' to this day ! A lot of the old Counties have gone, BUT the By-Law remains. By North Wales Shooting Ground do you mean the Joneses ground at Sealand? We shot the British OT GP for forty years until 1997 there and shot on Sundays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushandpull Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 These old county orders were retained under the 1954 Act, and date from before that. They have nothing to do with licensing nor with shooting at targets. As I understand it in Victorian times folk would go on a river or coastal day trip (typically on a Sunday which was their only free day) and simply shoot at any bird which offered. Bird protection legislation was at one time an amazingly complicated mixture of local and national law, and the 1954 Act was a pretty good attempt to rationalise it. It cost us the Brent but did put Canadas on the quarry list. The parliamentary fight over it was what re-energised WAGBI and led to many clubs being formed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay404 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) Great day out met some of the pigeon watch massive . Thanks to Marmite for having me in your hide and for your running commentary Thanks again Fenny another brilliant day out Edited September 25, 2017 by jay404 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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