Wildfowling
Adventures

Of all shooting sports, Wildfowling is a lonely, solitary pastime, in which a wild quarry is hunted in its own environment. The sport is practiced in the worst of weathers and in remote places, success depends more upon the wildfowler's knowledge of the habits and habitat of his quarry than upon his marksmanship skills.

Anyone who has ventured out onto the saltings, or sought the shelter of the seawall in a gale or waded through acres of estuary mud will know that,' fowling can become a way of life, a consuming passion in which we are constantly seeking a better understanding of the birds which inhabit the land and water beyond the tideline.
Away from the bustle of busy modern life, a solitary wildfowler can feel completely at one with nature, something that is just about not possible in most other pastimes.

Each and every wildfowling expedition is a new adventure during which new problems arise and new solutions are found. Many of these 'adventures' have been documented. Authors ranging from Peter Scott and MacKenzie Thorpe to modern day writers like Eric Begbie and Alan Jarrett have tried to capture something the magic of wildfowling.
We would recommend that you look at our book review, to see which books to read.
Below are a few short 'adventures' of wildfowling trips that KWCA members have enjoyed.

A Hole in the Ground- extract from Wildfowling - North and South

Afloat - extract from A Wildfowler's World

West Wind - extract from Wildfowling Ways

Plover on the shore

Windless evening flight

Securing land

Don't shoot the varmits!

Power Station White-fronts

First Retrieve

The bountiful coast

A year of progress

Geese in Kent

external websites

Fowler in the Wild (full text of wildfowling book by Eric Begbie)