As expected, we received notification of the changes to the Open Deer Seasons today to take immediate effect for the 2023/24 Open Deer Season. The changes are as follows: The 2023/24 open season for female deer and antlerless deer will finish on March 31st, 2024, with the 2024/25 open season beginning on November 1st, 2024, …
New Deer Hunting Licence Online Portal for the 2024/25 Open Season! The National Parks & Wildlife Service are launching a new online portal for deer hunting licence applications for the 2024/25 Open Season, this will replace paper and email applications. The Irish Deer Commission will engage in a stakeholder testing process of the new portal, …
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Wednesday, 13th December 2023 Eradication of Bovine TB and the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group Submission from the Irish Deer Commission Dear Chairman, Deputies, Senators, The Irish Deer Commission is a respected NGO with a national membership from all deer management sectors …
The Irish Deer Commission is an active member of the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime in Ireland (PAW Ireland) which brings together statutory and non-statutory agencies and interested parties with the common goal of combating wildlife crime through publicity, education and campaigning. We have come together to fight these crimes in Ireland and to …
How to get started in Deer Hunting in Ireland – Free User Guide To legally hunt deer in the Republic of Ireland you need two things: a firearm license, which will allow you to buy and use a rifle, and a deer hunting license issued by the National Park and Wildlife Service. But, to get them, there are …
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 …
Irish Deer Management Strategy Sub-Group Recommendations The Irish Deer Management Strategy Group (DMSG) was formed in July 2022 by Ministers Charlie McConalogue and Darragh O’Brien to discuss and make recommendations on matters relating to deer management in Ireland. The group is made up of one representative from Coillte, along with representatives from the Department of …
Public Consultation on Firearm Licensing in Ireland Following the publication of the report and recommendations by the Firearms Expert Committee (FEC) on the Future of Firearm Licensing in Ireland, Minister James Browne TD launched an online public consultation on the future licensing and use of firearms in Ireland. Following a Freedom of Information Request to …
Read our Joint Consultation with FURG on Firearm Licensing in Ireland Following the publication of the report and recommendations by the Firearms Expert Committee (FEC), Minister James Browne TD invited the Irish Deer Commission and other stakeholders to make written submissions on Firearm Licensing in Ireland. Many of the proposals contained in the FEC report …
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 …