TERMS & CONDITIONS

Game Shooting & Stalking

By payment of the booking and participation at any of the events organised by Country Ways Sportings and the Provider, the client and his/her guests are presumed to have read, understood and agreed to all the following terms and conditions.

Defined Terms
    a. "Client" means the person booking and paying for the event and/or hospitality
    b. "Contractor" means Country Ways Sportings.
    c. "Provider" means the proprietor or their staff providing either the venue or the services necessary for the event and/or hospitality.

1. Clients who intend to shoot must have current membership to B.A.S.C (British Association for Shooting & Conservation). This will provide you with up to £5 million legal liability cover, £10 million employer's liability insurance and £5 million product liability cover when engaged in BASC recognised activities. This level of cover is a mandatory requirement by Country Ways Sportings AND the estates/venues where guests will be shooting.
    a. Please visit www.basc.org for more information
    b. Join online at https://www.contactmanager.biz/basc/membershipdetails.aspx
    c. Or call their Insurance Department on 01244 573 012

2. Clients who intend to use their own firearms/shotgun must have evidence of an up to date shotgun and/or firearms certificate.

3. Overseas Clients who wish to bring their own firearms/shotgun into the UK must have a "Visitors' Firearms/Shot Gun Permit". This form can be obtained and countersigned by Country Ways Sportings or from a nominated host who does not need to be a shooter, but must be a resident of the UK. They can get full details from their local police firearms licensing department. But be warned, this can be a lengthy procedure and you must apply several months in advance.

4. The Firearms Serial Number must correspond with the serial number entered on the Firearms Certificate. Estate stalkers may examine shooting Tenants' Firearms Certificates before allowing Clients to shoot. If shooting Clients do not have correctly completed Firearms Certificates, shooting will not be permitted.

5. All rifles are to be zeroed under the supervision of the Provider e.g. game keeper, before the commencement of stalking.

6. Game shooting and stalking will only be undertaken if accompanied by and under the supervision of a the Provider and/or his staff e.g. a Gamekeeper.

7. For stalking it may be the Providers policy to include a number of bad heads as well as some better heads. The selection and number of deer to be killed by a Client in any one day will be at the sole discretion of the Provider.

8. No firearms may be loaded without the express permission of the accompanying Provider e.g. stalker/gamekeeper. All Clients will be responsible for the safekeeping of their firearms/shotguns during their stay. Out with shooting periods, all firearms/shotguns and ammunition must be stored in "police authorized" secure cabinets.

9. Any cross-country vehicle supplied by a Provider, may only be used under the supervision of the Provider.

10. While on foot with a round in the breach, the weapon must be kept with the muzzle pointing either vertically upwards or down to the ground beside your feet with the safety catch applied.

11. No shot will be fired unless there is a safe background into which the bullet may fall in the event of a miss or the bullet passing through a target.

12. No loaded firearms are permitted in any vehicle or building. Any person entering a vehicle with a firearm must demonstrate to the driver that the firearm is fully unloaded (both the magazine and the breech must be empty).

13. Humane policy determines that no shot will be fired at a running deer.

14. Identification of deer will always be by binoculars. The rifle scope will not be used for this purpose.

15. The Provider has the right to ask any Client to leave if he/she is shooting in a dangerous or irresponsible fashion. No refund will be given in such a case.

16. Damaged venison cannot be passed into the human food chain and game dealers can no longer accept badly shot carcasses. The utmost care, accuracy and often patience is required by all who stalk to achieve a shot which causes only modest damage to rib or neck meats. If a carcass is damaged a penalty charge may be applied.

17. In the event of a deer being wounded, the Provider will follow the animal and, if found, kill it. Should this happen a penalty charge may be applied.

18. Grouse Shooting - Clients should be aware that the grouse population is natural and can not be supplemented. Great care and effort is placed on the management of their habitat to sustain populations for future seasons. However grouse numbers are very unpredictable due to 5 yearly population cycles, poor weather and pests such as heather beetle destroying their habitat. Even on the day of the shoot, bad weather - particularly fog - may delay the start of the day or end in a cancellation. In the event of a shoot regretfully being cancelled, any previous payments for the grouse shooting will be refunded. However, Country Ways Sportings can not take responsibility for other costs incurred by Clients e.g. flights, hotels and other activities. We strongly suggest that clients arrange their own insurance to cover any possible cancellations.

By payment of the booking and participation at any of the events organised by Country Ways Sportings and the Provider, the client and his/her guests are presumed to have read, understood and agreed to all the above terms and conditions.

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