As long as the arrow you shoot does not go beyond the boundary of your property then you are totally legal to shoot. But I would let your neighbours know so they don't call for the police when they see you in your robin hood outfit.
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You will need some high dexterity items to boost your damage.
No, because Middle Earth doesn't have our elf & safety laws.
You are just the worst kind of person.
Local plod will certainly take an interest in someone shooting in their back garden without the proper precautions. Got a sufficient back stop? How are you preventing people walking onto your 'range'?
This thread gives specific advice on setting up in your garden, general wisdom is you don't unless you have no neighbours. Just think of a bow like you would a gun and employ similar precautions - they are weapons after all.
This thread gives specific advice on setting up in your garden, general wisdom is you don't unless you have no neighbours. Just think of a bow like you would a gun and employ similar precautions - they are weapons after all.
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You don't need a license to own the bow, but you can't shoot it on your own private land unless it's a registered archery range. The reason for that should be obvious - you miss your target, you don't want your arrow flying over your garden fence and hitting your neighbours. To shoot, you'd need to join an archery club that has use of a nice big field to shoot on.
That's incorrect. You can shoot on your own land if you wish. ArcheryGB (GNAS rebranded) aren't keen on you doing it but you wouldn't be doing anything illegal.
I have to say I've tried Archery a few times (on adventure weekends and the like) and I absolutely love it as well. I never even thought that stuff like that would come up on groupon, I think I'll have to sign up and keep an eye out. I'd love to get more into Archery, although at the minute I don't really have the space.
Get involved in a club average membership fees are £60 PA(including gnas membership). To rent kit the club I started at charged £50 deposit then £5pcm. It's not really break the bank money.
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I'm kinda a big deal in this thread so you should have more respect.
be a little bit careful with "archery session vouchers" they are usually ( ok maybe often) no more than a "have ago session" which most clubs do for abotu a fiver ( our club does one the first saturday of every month).
Skyreaper, i think you are wrong there mate. it is legal to shoot a bow on private property providing there is no public through acces. It would though, not be covered by gnas insurance....
like any potentially dangerous hobby, you just have to be sensible, if you somehow hit somebody, that would be a different kettle of fish all together.
then again if you were a diver, and wanted to practise at home, your wouldnt dive off the roof into a paddling pool... common sense and all that.
Archery is a great hobby and I would recommend any body to at least have a 'have a go' session.
Clout is amazing ( shooting an arrow in the air and watching it fly and then drop down to the flag 150yards away is a great feeling)
Skyreaper, i think you are wrong there mate. it is legal to shoot a bow on private property providing there is no public through acces. It would though, not be covered by gnas insurance....
like any potentially dangerous hobby, you just have to be sensible, if you somehow hit somebody, that would be a different kettle of fish all together.
then again if you were a diver, and wanted to practise at home, your wouldnt dive off the roof into a paddling pool... common sense and all that.
Archery is a great hobby and I would recommend any body to at least have a 'have a go' session.
Clout is amazing ( shooting an arrow in the air and watching it fly and then drop down to the flag 150yards away is a great feeling)