Shooting Permits

All KWCA shooting areas are controlled by a permit system that allows us to carefully regulate shooting over its 60 miles of coastline and 13000 acres of marsh and mudflats.

Once you have joined the Kent Wildfowlers as a full member, permits are free; you can collect in person, have them send by post or, in some cases, get them online.

Permits can be valid for half day, a day or a month depending on the area. Areas have rest periods ranging from; shot five times per season to shot every day of the year. There is no limit to the number of times you can go, provided there is a place available on the marsh you wish to shoot. There is always somewhere to go shooting; monthly permit areas are open all season and once you have a permit you are free to make as many visits as you want.

Permits double as site record cards. The return of permits therefore fulfils the important function of data collection; this data is analysed and retained by us in order for us to better understand how our marshes are being used. The club has built up a considerable amount of historical data about the marshes and the wildlife that lives there, and enables us to use accurate data to counter any accusations levied at us by those opposed to our sport.

The system of permits allow us to limit the numbers of people allowed to shoot a particular area of marsh as well as the dates when a marsh is rested and no one is allowed on the marsh.

Maps showing the different permit areas as well as shooting dates and any local restrictions, are issued to club members. Permits are freely available to members from Permit Issuing Officers, who usually live close to the area of marsh that they supervise.

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