Game Fair - Hatfield House

[FlyingTrotter]

Anyone going - weather forecast is good - thinking of popping along - do people take a gun or just mooch around  perhaps hire a gun if there is not too long a queue on the sporting Digweed line - or is it something you book in advance so you have a precooked slot - or is it all too much hassle and best to focus on things other than shooting

 

[squimp]

I'm going -  but with my fishing hat on, rather than the shooting one. Loads of my mates will be there on the fishing stands. And 'Gunmakers Row' is always worth a visit.

I did take a gun one year and enjoyed it. BTW there has been an even wider variety of shooting competitions there the last couple of years -  I watched a spectacular driven sequence last year and wished I had taken a gun.

They usually have a secure facility so that you can 'park' your gun and walk around the rest of the show unencumbered. 

 

[FlyingTrotter]

Thanks - seeing the fishing section is part of the appeal

 

[squimp]

Bear in mind that the 'Fishing' section is particularly thin this year.

 

[FlyingTrotter]

Agreed - went today - it’s massive - almost like Goodwood - most aspects covered brilliantly but I agree that fishing was the poorest aspect - gun dogs and shooting fantastic

 

[Adam17]

Wish I could go, sadly I have been working all weekend..

 

[No Bunny]

Went along yesterday afternoon and today.  Thoroughly enjoyed it - the shooting area seemed much bigger than it has been for the last few years.  Spent rather too much money...new shooting vest and a new pair of wellies.  Really enjoyed seeing the gun dogs, the falconry and the ponies too.