The Glorious Twelfth
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ChrisBD
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Guilty as charged M'lud......
Hence the need for the 5 hounds in the boot of the Rangie; quite probably just another reason for the size of my manhood to be in question!
As a family we love field sports and getting outside; it also instills respect in the children, for guns (which we obviously have in the house) and for wildlife and the quarry we hunt ABD eat.
It gives us exercise, fresh air, friendship, enjoument and above all a full freezer.
Hence the need for the 5 hounds in the boot of the Rangie; quite probably just another reason for the size of my manhood to be in question!
As a family we love field sports and getting outside; it also instills respect in the children, for guns (which we obviously have in the house) and for wildlife and the quarry we hunt ABD eat.
It gives us exercise, fresh air, friendship, enjoument and above all a full freezer.
ChrisBD
New Member
In fact; one of the messages in my inbox this morning:
www.gunsonpegs.com Voted "Best Shooting Website - 2009 & 2010" by Shooting Gazette & Shooting Times
Buy Shooting Sell Shooting Classifieds Special Offers Shoot Hotels The Glorious 12th is Here! Dear Member Gun,
If you are like us, it is from today, the 12th August that we start to get genuinely excited about the upcoming shooting season! When we booked some dates for this season back in March, it seemed a long way off. If you haven’t been down to the clay ground already, it is now the time to start getting your swing going again in anticipation for the coming months!
Below are some of the latest good offers for you to consider.
Ripley Castle Shoot, North Yorkshire
The Ripley Castle Shoot near Harrogate in North Yorkshire offers driven days from 200 to 350 including pheasant, partridge, duck and grouse.
The Shoot particularly caters for individual guns and small parties. We always aim, to exceed the target bag on the day with no overages charged.
Excellent accommodation is available on the Shoot with superb meals and refreshments throughout the day.
As strong supporters of The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) we are pleased to support the new Fieldsports Insurance Package offered by GunsOnPegs by offering a 5% discount up to £5000 to members of this new initiative.
For our new Shoot Brochure please contact here.
Dolanog, Powys
Based along the valley of the River Vyrnwy, in Mid-Wales the shoot makes maximum use of the topography to provide challenging pheasants, look at our photos! We offer 100-200 bird days which are available at £28 per bird (no VAT).
Not only does this ensure a superb days shooting but, with transport, coffee, a mid-morning snack, lunch and tea in the family house all included, it represents excellent value. Contact & view more here.
Pawton Manor Shoot, Cornwall
Come to Pawton Manor to enjoy a truly memorable day’s partridge shooting with the Wills family. Very competitively priced at £25 per bird including VAT! Early season days are available with bags from 200 to 400 birds.
Situated close to the north Cornish coast on the Camel Estuary, the beautiful estate of Pawton Manor is naturally laid out to show stunning coveys of fast, challenging birds off rolling hills and over deep wooded valleys. Contact & view more here.
Dryhope & Kirkstead Estate Shoot, Borders
The Dryhope & Kirkstead estate is set amongst 5,000 acres of delightful Borders countryside. It offers some exceptional shooting with its undulating moorland, exceptionally deep gullies and fascinating panoramic views across the Yarrow Valley.
Driven days of 150-200 bird days can be tailored to any specific requirement and can offer something for any type of field sportsman. Single gun days are also available. Priced at £28 per bird + VAT. Contact & view more here.
Shoot Economics Uncovered!
Would you like to know the average price paid for a poult, the average rent price on land, the average breakdown of a shoot’s costs? These are all analysed within the 2009/2010 GunsOnPegs & Smiths Gore Shoot Benchmarking Survey.
We are delighted to announce that the results are now available and they have thrown up some really interesting facts which should provide some useful information for all shoots but also for guns wishing to understand the costs behind a day’s shooting.
The results are free to download by clicking on the pdf link on the right hand side of this page. You will also find a clip taken from BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme where Chris Horne from GunsOnPegs and David Steel from Smiths Gore give their thoughts.
CLA Game Fair Video
For those that did not see the fantastic GunsOnPegs Game Fair stand at Ragley Hall this year, there is a video covering our efforts highlighting how the Game Fair has become a real place to book shooting. You can watch the video and see some pictures here.
Shoot Hotel Competition - A Winner!
Congratulations to David Lewis who has won our “Nominate a Good Shoot Hotel” competition for his entry of Bovey Castle Hotel. A superb hotel on Dartmoor National Park with good access to many great shoots, they even provide a dog basket if required, in your room! David and his colleague Jonathan will be joining the GunsOnPegs team shooting at Wood Advent in December.
And finally, those of you who are thinking about your shooting insurance for this year, The Fieldsports Package offers you probably the best cover around whilst supporting the GWCT’s valuable game research. Not only this, the member benefits are becoming increasingly exciting as we are now able to offer discounts with certain shoots! More are coming on board and for only £49, you will save this instantly when booking your shooting! Watch this space...
Best,
James & Chris Horne
P.S. There are still a few Grouse days available for those that leave their planning to the last minute! Click here.
Visit - www.gunsonpegs.com - the quick and easy way to buy and sell pegs and days Follow us on Facebook and keep your eye in with our online shooting game
Time to start booking a few days!!
www.gunsonpegs.com Voted "Best Shooting Website - 2009 & 2010" by Shooting Gazette & Shooting Times
If you are like us, it is from today, the 12th August that we start to get genuinely excited about the upcoming shooting season! When we booked some dates for this season back in March, it seemed a long way off. If you haven’t been down to the clay ground already, it is now the time to start getting your swing going again in anticipation for the coming months!
Below are some of the latest good offers for you to consider.
Ripley Castle Shoot, North Yorkshire
The Ripley Castle Shoot near Harrogate in North Yorkshire offers driven days from 200 to 350 including pheasant, partridge, duck and grouse.
The Shoot particularly caters for individual guns and small parties. We always aim, to exceed the target bag on the day with no overages charged.
Excellent accommodation is available on the Shoot with superb meals and refreshments throughout the day.
As strong supporters of The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) we are pleased to support the new Fieldsports Insurance Package offered by GunsOnPegs by offering a 5% discount up to £5000 to members of this new initiative.
For our new Shoot Brochure please contact here.
Dolanog, Powys
Based along the valley of the River Vyrnwy, in Mid-Wales the shoot makes maximum use of the topography to provide challenging pheasants, look at our photos! We offer 100-200 bird days which are available at £28 per bird (no VAT).
Not only does this ensure a superb days shooting but, with transport, coffee, a mid-morning snack, lunch and tea in the family house all included, it represents excellent value. Contact & view more here.
Pawton Manor Shoot, Cornwall
Come to Pawton Manor to enjoy a truly memorable day’s partridge shooting with the Wills family. Very competitively priced at £25 per bird including VAT! Early season days are available with bags from 200 to 400 birds.
Situated close to the north Cornish coast on the Camel Estuary, the beautiful estate of Pawton Manor is naturally laid out to show stunning coveys of fast, challenging birds off rolling hills and over deep wooded valleys. Contact & view more here.
Dryhope & Kirkstead Estate Shoot, Borders
The Dryhope & Kirkstead estate is set amongst 5,000 acres of delightful Borders countryside. It offers some exceptional shooting with its undulating moorland, exceptionally deep gullies and fascinating panoramic views across the Yarrow Valley.
Driven days of 150-200 bird days can be tailored to any specific requirement and can offer something for any type of field sportsman. Single gun days are also available. Priced at £28 per bird + VAT. Contact & view more here.
Shoot Economics Uncovered!
Would you like to know the average price paid for a poult, the average rent price on land, the average breakdown of a shoot’s costs? These are all analysed within the 2009/2010 GunsOnPegs & Smiths Gore Shoot Benchmarking Survey.
We are delighted to announce that the results are now available and they have thrown up some really interesting facts which should provide some useful information for all shoots but also for guns wishing to understand the costs behind a day’s shooting.
The results are free to download by clicking on the pdf link on the right hand side of this page. You will also find a clip taken from BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme where Chris Horne from GunsOnPegs and David Steel from Smiths Gore give their thoughts.
CLA Game Fair Video
For those that did not see the fantastic GunsOnPegs Game Fair stand at Ragley Hall this year, there is a video covering our efforts highlighting how the Game Fair has become a real place to book shooting. You can watch the video and see some pictures here.
Shoot Hotel Competition - A Winner!
Congratulations to David Lewis who has won our “Nominate a Good Shoot Hotel” competition for his entry of Bovey Castle Hotel. A superb hotel on Dartmoor National Park with good access to many great shoots, they even provide a dog basket if required, in your room! David and his colleague Jonathan will be joining the GunsOnPegs team shooting at Wood Advent in December.
And finally, those of you who are thinking about your shooting insurance for this year, The Fieldsports Package offers you probably the best cover around whilst supporting the GWCT’s valuable game research. Not only this, the member benefits are becoming increasingly exciting as we are now able to offer discounts with certain shoots! More are coming on board and for only £49, you will save this instantly when booking your shooting! Watch this space...
Best,
James & Chris Horne
P.S. There are still a few Grouse days available for those that leave their planning to the last minute! Click here.
Visit - www.gunsonpegs.com - the quick and easy way to buy and sell pegs and days Follow us on Facebook and keep your eye in with our online shooting game
Time to start booking a few days!!
If you didn't have guns there'd be no need to instill respect for them would there? My kids have never seen a gun and I forgot to mention respecting them whilst they were growing up yet they still haven't played Russian roulette yet!
Does respect for wildlife come from shooting at it?
ChrisBD
New Member
1/ most of our friends shoot (and own guns); as do a lot of our family, my parents in particular. If fireams did not feature in our home we would still encounter them with regularity, in the field or on the farm - so a healthy respect for them is not a bad thing.
Guns don't kill people; its the bloody idiots holding them. Be the gun licensed, illegal, sporting or semi-auto; its the idiot squeezing the trigger not the firearm that is to blame.
2/ One susspects you know the answer to this however, are just being pedantic? Or indead that you know country sports are about more than just "shooting" or "killing". Of course it does not; what it does do is get people outside to experience the seasons, seeing the changes in the natural environment and how it is managed, understanding what the sights and sounds are and how it all fits togwther.
Such an understanding of the countryside is lost by the largest part of the population. I dare say partaking in field sport / country sports is not the only way to experience and learn, it is however one way and is enjoyable (as I'm sure others are).
ChrisBD
New Member
Well, that gets my vote for typo of the year!
And I thought it may have gone over your head? Clearly no fool.
Jeezus Chris. If you just condense that to, I like shooting, I enjoy it, that'd do but most of that is tosh, honestly.
HJ
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Looking forward to the game dealer arriving on the farmers market next week, good seasonal food 
