Public Consultation on Firearm Licensing in Ireland – Closing Date June 2nd, 2023 Following the publication of the report and recommendations by the Firearms Expert Committee (FEC), Minister James Browne TD has launched an online public consultation on the future licensing and use of firearms in Ireland. The report is lengthy and complex with over …
Ireland’s leading shooting and countryside organisations have come together under the Umbrella of the ‘Firearms Users Representative Group’ (FURG). Statement below is issued by the Firearms Users Representative Group’ (FURG) Ireland’s leading shooting and countryside organisations have come together under the Umbrella of the ‘Firearms Users Representative Group’ (FURG). FURG was established to address …
Public Consultation on the Management of Deer in Ireland A RESPONSE to an invitation to the Irish Deer Commission by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD issued on October 27th, 2022. Reference: DAFM-MMO-02403-2022 Compiled by The Irish …
The Irish Deer Commission have received a request from Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, regarding proposed changes to deer management in Ireland, before we make a detailed submission, we would like to hear your views, please take 5 minutes to complete our short survey before 5pm on Monday January 30th. …
Data released by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to the Irish Deer Commission show 55,008 wild deer were culled in the 12-month period up February 2022. The cull sets a record for the number of wild deer culled, up 24% from the previous record set in 2019 when 44,381 deer were culled. Hunters …
It’s autumn and in our forests and across our mountains, tensions are rising as the rutting or deer breeding season gets under way, the time of the year when male deer are driven by an urge to reproduce. From late September until early November the clash of antlers will be heard as males show off …
Join the Irish Deer Commission on their Red Deer Rut Watch event in Killarney National Park, County Kerry on Sunday October 9th. The breeding season for wild deer known as the “rut” is one of the highlights of the wildlife calendar as stags roars out to their competitors and battle like gladiators for the right …
May and June is an important time in the wildlife calendar as the next generation of wild deer are born, with the first new-born seen in recent weeks. The Irish Deer Commission are asking the general-public, if they come across a young deer alone to remember they are not abandoned and should not be touched or attempt …
We have been informed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service today that application forms and guidance notes for the 2022/2023 deer hunting season are now available on the NPWS website at www.npws.ie. This season will see the introduction of mandatory certification training for first time hunters. A press release will issue later this afternoon (March 23rd, 2022) and can …
Join us for our latest free member event in our series of Online Learning Events for Deer Stalkers – Red Deer in Ireland, Antler – form and evolution. This event is free of charge to members and includes a presentation by Joe Murphy, ITC Head Assessor, and author of An Fiadh Ruadh, “the wild swift …