Any Yorkshire game shooters?
Discussion
Not really my thing TBH - pheasant are too stupid and grouse are too expensive - but if anyone needs to iron out some kinks after a season or two off, then I can recommend my mate John
http://www.alquimistashooting.co.uk/
He's an ex Olympic shooter (4th), coaches GB, and is a lovely chap to boot with the most amazing life story.
http://www.alquimistashooting.co.uk/
He's an ex Olympic shooter (4th), coaches GB, and is a lovely chap to boot with the most amazing life story.
If you are new to it I would suggest getting a lot of practice on clays and also trying to pick up some rough/walked up shooting and possibly some pigeon shooting (though they're a bit tougher!)
For clays I know of a few places around:
Otley Chevin as already mentioned
Kelbrook Shooting Lodge (Just into Lancs near M65)
Coniston Shooting Ground (at the Coniston Hotel past the Land Rover Experience place)
All are good and all have people there who can give game shooting tuition.
I'd also be happy to help any new shots out with some pointers though I don't think I'd be a match for a real tutor.
Cost wise (for all you new shooters) a day pheasant shooting (with an expected 150 bird bag) would cost you in the region of £400-800 for the day (with you supplying your own cartridges etc.)
It is not cheap.
Another alternative is to get yourself into a syndicate or buy a gun on an established shoot. Both of these options will bring the cost down (a little bit).
For clays I know of a few places around:
Otley Chevin as already mentioned
Kelbrook Shooting Lodge (Just into Lancs near M65)
Coniston Shooting Ground (at the Coniston Hotel past the Land Rover Experience place)
All are good and all have people there who can give game shooting tuition.
I'd also be happy to help any new shots out with some pointers though I don't think I'd be a match for a real tutor.
Cost wise (for all you new shooters) a day pheasant shooting (with an expected 150 bird bag) would cost you in the region of £400-800 for the day (with you supplying your own cartridges etc.)
It is not cheap.
Another alternative is to get yourself into a syndicate or buy a gun on an established shoot. Both of these options will bring the cost down (a little bit).
benjj said:
Cost wise (for all you new shooters) a day pheasant shooting (with an expected 150 bird bag) would cost you in the region of £400-800 for the day (with you supplying your own cartridges etc.)
It is not cheap.
Blimey, although I knew there would be a chunky cost involved it certainly isn't cheap. That's a new project off eBay!It is not cheap.
Thanks for the other suggestions of venues though, very useful.
soxboy said:
benjj said:
Cost wise (for all you new shooters) a day pheasant shooting (with an expected 150 bird bag) would cost you in the region of £400-800 for the day (with you supplying your own cartridges etc.)
It is not cheap.
Blimey, although I knew there would be a chunky cost involved it certainly isn't cheap. That's a new project off eBay!It is not cheap.
Thanks for the other suggestions of venues though, very useful.
benjj said:
To add: perhaps we should just get a group of us together for some clay shooting first. Most places are open Saturday & Sunday and a 100 clay shoot with 4/6 of us could be done in about 1.5 hours.
I'm happy to organise if anyone's keen.
If this is open to newbies then I would love to join in. Been clay shooting before in Monckton and enjoyed it a lotI'm happy to organise if anyone's keen.
benjj said:
Yep, the grouse can be a pricey day. I was a guest on the Bolton Abbey moor the other week. If I'd paid (which I didn't) it would have been about £4.5k for the day, just for me. Ouch.
There are a few shoots on the moors that are getting on for double that now. There's a pheasant shoot where I walk my labs which has a large wooden shed in the middle of the wood. I've walked past a few mornings when they've been setting up and inside the shed was white linen shod tables, silverware, and white dressed serving staff, preparing for some full on 5 star service. It's really very smart.
Two muddy labs were most unwelcome
There's a clay shoot a few miles from me which has been recommended second hand.
The site looks like it's not been updated for a while, but I think its still running.
Reasonably cheap by the looks of it too.
(Good roads nearby too
)
The site looks like it's not been updated for a while, but I think its still running.
Reasonably cheap by the looks of it too.
(Good roads nearby too
)Each shoot prices itself by a single or brace (pair) of birds shot.
'Cheap' pheasants are £25-27 each (£50-54 per brace) + VAT.
A 'cheap' 100 (50 brace) day will cost you 100 x £25/27 + VAT which would be £2500-2700 (£3000-3400 inc VAT). Usually you shoot 8 guns and the price is devided equally.
For a 'quality' 200 bird day at £37.50+VAT ber bird you'd be looking at £9000 all in.
Scary
'Cheap' pheasants are £25-27 each (£50-54 per brace) + VAT.
A 'cheap' 100 (50 brace) day will cost you 100 x £25/27 + VAT which would be £2500-2700 (£3000-3400 inc VAT). Usually you shoot 8 guns and the price is devided equally.
For a 'quality' 200 bird day at £37.50+VAT ber bird you'd be looking at £9000 all in.
Scary
Game shooting is expensive because the game you are shooting are reared. It's a bit like a farm. Land owners spend a lot of time and money to ensure grouse and pheasant are plentiful. For instance grouse eat the young shoots from heather so that involves controlled burning back of the heather plus additional feeding. They employ gamekeepers and underkeepers and it all costs money.
Also a lot of the people who come to shoot grouse are not short of a bob or two (American businessmen on private jets, wealthy Arabs and City Boys come to shoot on the North York Moors) and it pushes prices up.
Also a lot of the people who come to shoot grouse are not short of a bob or two (American businessmen on private jets, wealthy Arabs and City Boys come to shoot on the North York Moors) and it pushes prices up.
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