Wild Boar Clay
Pigeon Club
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Wild Boar
Clay Pigeon Club
T
he Wild Boar Clay Pigeon Club was first established in 1976 and provides people in Cheshire with the chance to
take part in clay pigeon shooting in a friendly environment surrounded by beautiful countryside. Their Chairman,
Michael Rix took the time to tell us more about the club.
Involvement
He told us, “I personally have been
shooting regularly at WBCPC for about
two and a half years mostly at our new
site, the club has been running for some
37 years. For me it is close to my home and
offered a friendly shooting environment
shooting a style called SPORTING which
simulates a variety of target types. It
is good value for money and I wanted
to start shooting more as a means of
practicing. I liked the club so much that
I felt I wanted to get involved more
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and when the position of chairman was
becoming available I thought I would put
my hand up.”
The Role
“I am part of a great committee team
so admin challenges that arise are handled
swiftly by some very able people, getting
enough shooters to keep the piggy bank
healthy whilst remaining good value for
money remains a challenge.
I think the difficult part is organising
the willing volunteers into a coherent
plan, and getting people together for
work party days. When it all works and
we put on a challenging days shooting
for all abilities it’s a great place to shoot.
I particularly enjoy designing course
layouts, it is quite a creative challenge.”
About
“We put on a Sporting style shoot of
50 birds. So at each stand, clay targets are
presented to the shooter from a variety
of directions, speeds and heights. The
idea is to simulate different types of live