Comments on: Clay Pigeon Shooting for the first time – shotgun coaching

By: maidstone plasterer

maidstone plasterer — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:43:42 +0000

i took my other half a couple of times now .She loves it .But it eats the money .ahwell as long as she is happy .

By: pete

pete — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:06:02 +0000

With regards the dirt biking issue, U bought a second hand bike just for the purpose of messing around in my wood and I have to say it was the best 300 odd quid i’ve ever spent. I highly recommend messing around in your wood on a bike provided you aren’t restricted by legal covenants; just make sure you use a moto cross bike with good nobbly tyres and not an old road bike with road tyres. Hours of fun!!!

By: Clay shooting

Clay shooting — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:09:23 +0000

When you start hitting a few in a row, then it gets really satisfying. I love it! It’s suprising how many women enjoy it as well, and why not!

By: Giles

Giles — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:20:45 +0000

I’ve been clay pigeon shooting regularly for nearly a year now, and it is indeed great fun, and very satisfying when you totally “dust” one. Most local shoots can only shoot every other week, as shooting every week requires a different level of permission / class of use, I think.

Not an article I was really expecting to find here, but a(nother) good one! Please keep them coming.

By: angus

angus — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:12:26 +0000

Hi, Annie – When selling smaller woodlands Woodlands.co.uk does impose a covenant against shooting for sport or commercially in order to reduce nuisance and danger for neighbouring woodland owners. Our restrictive covenant does leave scope for shooting where this is for dealing with pests – such as grey squirrels and rabbits. We also generally prevent clay pigeon shooting – if this is done intensively it can create a serious nuisance to neighbours wanting to visit their woodland to “get away from it all” and pursue quiet woodlands enjoyment and management.
As far as I know there isn’t any legislation which prevents clay pigeon shooting but the general guideline would be that, in a new organised shooting venue, if there are more than 28 days clay pigeon shooting in a year the local authority may consider this a change of use requiring planning permission. – Angus

By: Annie Williams

Annie Williams — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:19:06 +0000

hi, I’m a little confused as to some of the comments on these pages and also the inclusion of the clay pigeon shooting as a woodland activity.
As a newcomer to the idea of buying a woodland I was reading through the covenant section where it clearly prohibits clay pigeon shooting and dirt biking etc. Is there a source legislation that you can direct me to in order to clarify what is and is not allowed.
thanks Annie

By: miles bailey

miles bailey — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:09:44 +0000

hi there does anyone here enjoy dirtbiking on their land? I do, but get a lot of stick about it as it does not seem to be as common as i had thought. I also like to clay pigion shoot which does not bring as much hassle as the motorbiking.

By: Jeremy Prescott

Jeremy Prescott — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:24:29 +0000

I also went to the Game Fair this year, a great event with what sounded like a battle going on throughout the day from the clay pigeon competitions (and training, see above0. One stand introduced people to the joys of “black powder” (old flintlocks and ram rods) which created vast amounts of smoke and even more noise. A good day out.

By: Coach Stewart Lees

Coach Stewart Lees — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:03:19 +0000

Soon you will have the skills to harvest the pigeons, rabbits and squirrels that feed on your trees and in your woods. Next comes the preparation, cooking and finally the eating! As they say from field to table….”Enjoy”