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Thanks for the advice. So a shotgun is the way to go. Is getting a license difficult?

Hi all, been thinking about taking up shooting as a way of gathering wild meat but always thought it would be really expensive. Is rough shooting expensive? How about wildfowling? I'd mainly be interested in taking edible vermin such as rabbit and wood pigeon. Any advice would be really welcome.

Hi, I'm considering joining a local shotgun club that specialise in shooting rabbit and wood pigeon.my motivation would be to gather sustainable wild meat for the table. However, I've read that shotguns shouldn't be used as they can puncture the gut and bladder and make the meat unfit for...

Yes the coventry canal is riddled with Jamie Lee Curtis ish I believe. Alternatively I'd quite like to catch a zander!

Hi all been fishing around a year now. Had some success bait fishing my local canal for perch although I released what I caught and also caught mackerel on sea fishing trips. Had limited success fly fishing for trout. Thought of having a go at bait and lure fishing for wander on the coventry...

It's disappointing isn't it, as there seems to be so much wild food that is free and, if hunted responsibly, could be sustainable and have a positive impact on the environment and other species. There seems to be more opportunities for shotgun shooters rather than air rifle (all of the...

Thanks for the advice Wayfarer. Why is it that shooting seems to have this image in the UK of being an exclusive activity? I always had the impression that all shooting, except for air rifle shooting, was the preserve of the very rich. Mind you, fly fishing has the same image and I know from...

Hi All. Thanks for the advice. Is air rifle hunting the way to go or is a shot gun better? My impression is that shotgun shooting can be prohibitively expensive (cost of gun, cost of ammo, licensing costs etc) is this true or can shotgun shooting be affordable?

Hi All, I'm new to the forum. My main interests are canoeing and diving (scuba and free diving). I've dabbled in wild food gathering, with a bit of spear fishing, underwater foraging and sea angling but I only get to do this occasionally, living, as I do, near the centre of the country. A bit...

Hi All, I've recently joined the forum. My main outdoor interests are canoeing and diving, although I've dabbled in gathering my own wild food and have done a little bit of spear fishing, underwater foraging and sea angling. Living near Nuneaton in the West Midlands, this is only something that...