MM Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 GJUK as far as I and any right minded shooter is concerned insurance should come bottom of the list as a reason to join your shooting organisation. The real question you should be asking is not what insurance can I get from my shooting organisation , rather what can I do so support my sport and the organisations that defend it. There are so many things that any shooting person can do that will cost you nothing , but in the long term will benefit your shooting. You could introduce new people to the sport. Offer to help shooting organisation or your shooting club at country shows. Undertake conservation work on your shoot and off it. Write to your local MPs about something that might threaten your sport. As for me I have done all of the above and a hell of a lot more including Offering my free time to assist BASC with their duck wing age\sexing project. Brought together with my club and all the local Norfolk wildfowling clubs for a social talk evening Written for free a chapter for BASC in the New Wildfowler Undertaken duck rearing projects on non shooting areas. Manning stands at BASCs shooters evenings Undertaken bird counts Undertaken wildfowl ringing projects Done research into the effects of cold weather on wildfowl Collected ducks after the Chernobyl nuclear accident to be tested for radio active contamination. So no more talk about what insurance you can get out of your shooting organisation join the one that you think will do the most good for shooting and miss the odd days shooting and see what you can do to help them. Insurance you can get anywhere a good solid shooting organisation is worth its weight in gold. you have FAR too much time on your hands. B) I agree with a lot of what you are saying, but for me, id like to make sure that not going into any bother comes before the good name of shooting. Strength in numbers is always a safe bet, so my small contribution to the world of shooting will not tip the balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) GJUK I must appoligise I mis read your post and though I edited it out on my post I see it has been repeated in Martins post. And Martin any little thing you do such as taking a new shooter out will in a small way help protect the future of out sport. If every shooter did something similar we would see a surge in the success of our sport. Stick your head in the sand and one day , perhaps not too far off you will find the sport you enjoy will be gone. As for having far to much time on my hands ... I make the time , if it means missing a night down the pub with the boys because something needs organising , then so be it. Edited January 4, 2009 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 GJUK I must appoligise I mis read your post and though I edited it out on my post I see it has been repeated in Martins post. And Martin any little thing you do such as taking a new shooter out will in a small way help protect the future of out sport. If every shooter did something similar we would see a surge in the success of our sport. Stick your head in the sand and one day , perhaps not too far off you will find the sport you enjoy will be gone. As for having far to much time on my hands ... I make the time , if it means missing a night down the pub with the boys because something needs organising , then so be it. Is everybody in the south uptight on a sunday morning. The wink was for a bit of sarcasm/irony. (your not American are you?) Im always doing my bit, from taking people out with me, to debating the points with anti's and non shooters..ect, i just dont takte the whole thing too seriously. (NOTE: by seriously, i mean that i am very serious about when i shoot, and the reasons behind it, and the saftey,i just dont dwell on the big picture too much.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Imagine all, how much clout shooting would have if every shooter was a member of one of the orgnaisations! Based on current figures and assuming the share would remain the same with all the orgs (just for arguments sake) all the organisations would increase their membership base about three fold! That would be a force to recon with, not just in terms of numbers but in terms of financial clout and resources - just imagine it. Please do not think that you are just a small cog in a large machine and your contribution is not worth anything, on the contrary it is worth its weight in gold to the orgnaisation you join and to the future generations of shooters. Together I know we can keep shooting safe, BUT in my honest opinion this will only be a certainty IF everyone who shoots joins one of the orgnaisations who represent the sport. Cost is not an issue - you can join from about £30 upwards (or less with some of the discount incentives being run at the moment) - just join the org that you think fits you best and that you can afford, there really is no legitimate excuse not to in my opinion. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I agree with you David. I had joined an org before i fired a shot. Its not about which one, but i think we should all be doing our part to get EVERYBODY joined to whichever one is right for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I think there should always be a selection of orgs for people to join - I do not think it would do any good if there were a monopoly. Competition always keeps you on your toes - which has to be a good thing in my opinion for members of the orgs. I do think there could do with a rationalisation of the number of orgs , and I think this already starting to happen with the target shooting orgs, and interestingly will also happen in fishing. Will this work? Time will tell, but I hope so. And who knows what will happen next. I think this has been an interesting debate, and I hope that it has answered the question posed. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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