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Hi there I'm new to the site so I hope this post makes sense and appears in the right place. If not my apologies. I have seen advertised the N.P.P.C. in Yorkshire a club which provides its members with pigeon shooting in the north and midlands. I wondered if any of you are members of this club and whether you find it worthwile and good value for money? What are your experiences of the shooting they offer particularly in Derbyshire-South Yorkshire-North Notts?

Hi, no it doesn't sound stupid. But it will be dificult. I have trained a Bedlington to retrieve, please see my reply under "help needed". Good luck

Hi, yes you can get her to retrieve. I have a bedlington bitch which I use as a gun dog. It has been a fairly slow progress but she is now very useful, she soon lost interest in dummies to the point where I was going to give up, but having shot a jay one day I tried her with that and she never looked back. She now retrieves all small game undamaged and will sit steady to shot. I avoid letting her pick wounded game as the terrier instinct may take over. The size of her mouth dictates that a pigeon or hen pheasant is her limit for a clean retrieve larger game is dragged back in a rather undign