Shoot Benchmarking Survey
Our Shoot Benchmarking survey has been very successful; it is valued by the shoots that take part, which receive a bespoke report comparing them with the sample, and is widely used in decision making and shoot planning. We want to make it even better though, so this year would like to know from you how we can improve it. If you have not taken part before, we would like to know what we can do that would encourage you to do so. We are thick skinned so please be brutally honest! We will carry out a full benchmarking survey again after the end of the 2013/14 season. We are doing our 5th shoot intentions survey to provide a snapshot of the opportunities and challenges anticipated by the sport for the 2013/14 season. The questions are below. Any information you provide will be treated in strict confidence. You and your shoot will not be identifiable in the survey results. Please fill in what you can - even if you can’t answer all questions.
Please respond by 30 April David Steel, Head of Sporting Smiths Gore t 01200 411051 e david.steel@smithsgore.co.uk a Smiths Gore, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DD
John Harradine, Director of Research BASC t 01244 573016 e john.harradine@basc.co.uk
The British Association for Shooting & Conservation
Ian Lindsay, Director of Advisory Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust t 01497 831100 e ilindsay@gwct.org.uk Credit - Hugh Nutt
Your name:
Area of shoot (acres):
(voluntary)
(required)
Your email (in case we have a query):
County the shoot is in:
(voluntary)
(required)
ac
Shoot name:
Number of days shot in the season: Syndicated days
(voluntary)
(required)
Let days Private (family & friends only)
HOW WE CAN MAKE THE SHOOT BENCHMARKING SURVEY MORE USEFUL FOR YOU 1. Have you ever taken part in the benchmarking survey? No
Yes - once
Yes - more than once
6. What parts are least useful?
2. If no, please say why.
3. If you have taken part, how useful was it? Not useful at all
Fairly useful / okay
Very useful
Reasons for your answers
Every two years
Bag size
Number of birds shot
Return rates
Game sales data
Land rents
% of let days sold
Source of clients
Price charged per bird
Overages
Staff salaries & benefits
Beaters / Pickers-up rates
Prices paid for poults
Variable & fixed costs
Habitat management
Predator management
Shoot intentions
Other (please specify)
Please provide reasons for your answers
4. How often do you think we should do it? Each year
Please provide reasons for your answers
Less often / never
7. How can we improve it? Is there anything you would like added to the survey?
5. What parts are most useful? Tick all relevant boxes and, if possible, give reasons Bag size
Number of birds shot
Return rates
Game sales data
Land rents
% of let days sold
Source of clients
Price charged per bird
Overages
Staff salaries & benefits
Beaters / Pickers-up rates
Prices paid for poults
Variable & fixed costs
Habitat management
Predator management
Shoot intentions
Other (please specify)
8. Any other comments / suggestions
INTENTIONS FOR YOUR SHOOT NEXT SEASON 2013/14 FOR SHOOTS THAT SELL ONE LET DAY OR MORE (even if run on a partially commercial basis) a. How optimistic are you about your shoot compared with the 2012/13 season? More optimistic
About the same
Less optimistic
Reasons
More bookings
About the same
Less bookings
Reasons
b. Will you put down more or fewer birds for the coming season? More birds
c. Compared with this time last year, are your confirmed bookings more or fewer or about the same?
About the same
d. With regard to charges per bird, compared with the 2012/13 season are you planning to… Fewer birds
Reasons
Increase charges
Keep the same
Decrease charges
Reasons e. If you are planning to change how much you charge, how much per bird?
Thank you for taking part. Please send this form to David Steel at the address overleaf by 30 April
(e.g., +£2 per pheasant, or -£1 per partridge)