Big_Sam Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I was wondering what happens to the clays after they shower over the countryside? I am particularly interested as there is no clay club up here and it might be possible for me to find a field to shoot over, with a small trap, the farmer wants to know what happens to all the bits. Does it bio-degrade? Or are you left with hundreds is bits all over the field? Thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodit Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 As I understand things standard clays do not degrade that well. But there are biodegradable ones available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 There's an interesting thread further down in this section, headed "Barmy" and started by al4x, about legislation regarding using clays over ground used for growing crops. The concern seems to be the bitumen content of clays getting into food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 There's an interesting thread further down in this section, headed "Barmy" and started by al4x, about legislation regarding using clays over ground used for growing crops. The concern seems to be the bitumen content of clays getting into food. I cant think of many situations where anyone would want to shoot clays over fields growing crops anyway? why not just pick a field thats not growing? there are plenty about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 They do degrade but over time, although where ypu are you get more rain than down here so will go soft alot quicker and therefore this will enable brakdown quicker. Biodegradable clays are more expensive, but worth it if it means you get to shoot on some land rather than trekking some distance to shoot . SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Thanks for your replies, I think I will have to look into bioclays, he is not going to happy otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 A couple of years ago I shot at a fortnightly clay shoot near Biggin Hill and the whole layout was set up so that you were shooting over arable crops (mainly cereals). I don't know how they went about dealing with the lead/clays issue, but I was told that the shoot had been there for some years. Thats the place where I was stupid enough to lean a Silver Pigeon (in its case), against the boot of my truck while I took off my boots and it was clipped by a lady collecting her husband. Not only did she knock it over, but when she realised what she had done, she tried to avoid it and neatly ran right over it. Thank goodness I was insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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