Hello, Rocky and Wildfowler. In an earlier post, and with a view to the Rockland on-line auction, I wondered if there might be a British Ducks Unlimited chapter or similar national body. I put the same question to DU Canada and they replied saying my query was being referred to the appropriate folk. The respondent was Debbie Menard at webfoot@ducks.ca. I can understand that there might be some resistance to involving a "foreign" organization in a UK national concern, but the point with DU is that local people run local (in this case, national)operations in accordance with local priorities. In spite of the Atlantic "gap", if DU Canada can provide organizational, fund raising, and the like advice (without let, hindrance or cost), there might be some advantage to no-risk conversations. But again, I might just be babbling in ignorance of the real situation in the UK. Good luck with the auction.