Following on from an invite to go Red Deer stalking i was also invited to hav a few rounds down a newly installed and finished 100m rifle range which is set under ground
How cool is that
so as i set off on thursday evening not really knowing what to expect i reached my destination set in the beautifull Peak District
i arrived about 8:30 pm to my surprise there were several cars unknown to me on site , in a well lit building i spotted my host for that night and the following day, a head appeared from around the door from a building that when i last saw was just a run down shack
beckoning me in with the promise of a brew
I just had to accept
Well rude not to
On entry my surprise and look of sheer shock of this transformation said it all, but more so the people inside had just arrived to use the range, but it was 8:30pm for christ sake, no matter i was told as this was a 24 hour booking scheme, so enough of you book i will open it at any time
whilst they were trying the range i sat chewing the fat with Dweeb who worked for Mike
with out realising it the chaps and Mike appeared back in the classroom now 10:30 pm
soon it was lights out and await the early morning alarm
that came sooner than i thought, quick brew and we were off
Mike being Mike gave me the low down on what we were expecting to acheive and more so as we were to split up and stalk different sections , as i knew the ground well and the need to put a beast in his larder was a sought of must, a plan was made just at that a Red hind and stag calf were spotted about 800 yards away , but boy did they look jumpy, an increase of poaching in the area does that
but atleast they were on my section to stalk , easy i thought to myself but how wrong could a man be
2 hours and several valleys later they had vanished, so back to plan B
BREAKFAST
venison sausages wrapped in fresh dough washed down with a warm strong Mug of coffee made the whole trip worth it
but know more to come this time i exchaged my rifle for the camera as i was told it would be worth it
the classroom with facilites for both sexes and quite good disabled access
a few pics for those interested
the car park attendant
the class room
Mike on coffe duty
fully functional loading bench on site
the range outside view and target shed
How cool is that
so as i set off on thursday evening not really knowing what to expect i reached my destination set in the beautifull Peak District
i arrived about 8:30 pm to my surprise there were several cars unknown to me on site , in a well lit building i spotted my host for that night and the following day, a head appeared from around the door from a building that when i last saw was just a run down shack
beckoning me in with the promise of a brew
I just had to accept
Well rude not to
On entry my surprise and look of sheer shock of this transformation said it all, but more so the people inside had just arrived to use the range, but it was 8:30pm for christ sake, no matter i was told as this was a 24 hour booking scheme, so enough of you book i will open it at any time
whilst they were trying the range i sat chewing the fat with Dweeb who worked for Mike
with out realising it the chaps and Mike appeared back in the classroom now 10:30 pm
soon it was lights out and await the early morning alarm
that came sooner than i thought, quick brew and we were off
Mike being Mike gave me the low down on what we were expecting to acheive and more so as we were to split up and stalk different sections , as i knew the ground well and the need to put a beast in his larder was a sought of must, a plan was made just at that a Red hind and stag calf were spotted about 800 yards away , but boy did they look jumpy, an increase of poaching in the area does that
but atleast they were on my section to stalk , easy i thought to myself but how wrong could a man be
2 hours and several valleys later they had vanished, so back to plan B
BREAKFAST
venison sausages wrapped in fresh dough washed down with a warm strong Mug of coffee made the whole trip worth it
but know more to come this time i exchaged my rifle for the camera as i was told it would be worth it
the classroom with facilites for both sexes and quite good disabled access
a few pics for those interested
the car park attendant
the class room
Mike on coffe duty
fully functional loading bench on site
the range outside view and target shed
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