Gamefair Camping

[Cyres]

Mates is there is his big motor home. No camping for them.
The best game fairs were in the early 1980s and the Midland Game fair was just fantastic. Gunmakers and fishing rows were huge and everybody was there. The Air gun expo area was a must as was the FT competition. I competed once with my trusty .22 HW77K I didn't do at all well.
Apart from the Stalking show I haven't been to a Game fair in decades.
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[mudman]

Well full day completed today. Again not a single person out of many thousands was seen to be wearing camo. The search will continue tomorrow.

One group of four young men with let’s say a distinctive (foreign) country accent and no doubt from a much maligned community were the only ones I noticed all day. They were being a bit loud in their efforts to haggle down the price on a clothing stand. They did not succeed so as they left snatched a couple of garments and tried to disappear in the crowd. The Asian stand holders had eyes on them and said garments were recovered quickly. Funny how stereotypes sometimes seem to fit perfectly, thieving people that they are. But that was only incident I saw all day, although I did overhear a security guard say to a stallholder it had been full on for them today.

 

[WW.]

Was there yesterday and today. Very warm and did feel sorry for many of the dogs walking and working. Good experience overall though.

Was great to meet the hounds with my children and they enjoyed a few bits (especially ferris wheel, colouring, mini land rovers, axe throwing, a few bits on the BASC stand, seeing unusual working breeds). Watching various displays was good- horses, falconry and working dogs. Good to showcase our rural heritage. Ice cream was eyewateringly expensive.

Missed out on clay lessons.

I'm the only one of the family who didn't come away with Rydale footwear, which may be chromosome related (it's not actually because of that, and one of the girls' pairs was only £5!), although did get a shirt from them and was impressed with their customer service.

Sadly didn't get as much leave to peruse fishing, optics or firearms areas as much as I'd hoped but to be honest I don't really need anything. My girls are keen to go again which is the main win for me.

Heading off site last night, the camping area looked peaceful and happy as we passed - it was great weather for it too.

Saw one of those instagram types as we got to our car to leave, she'd brought her own photographer with a massive camera and was posing by some trees and a gate whilst caked in fake-up. Can't understand how they make money from it but each to their own.

Was going to wear my camo cap but it was vetoed by the powers that be at the car seconds after being donned as apparently I looked 'too American'... I was slightly crestfallen.