WANTED: Hunting Partner!

E. Fudd

Seens as my hunting partner has buggered off to Australia with himself, I'm all on my lonesome when it comes to having someone to do a bit of lamping and rough shooting with.
I've given up all hope of joining the local game club, so no point going there.
I'm also starting into Deer shooting, the local f.o. did an inspection on my safe two weeks ago, so I'll hopefully have my .243 license in the coming weeks.

So..... if theres anybody in the same boat in the Dublin / Kildare / Wicklow region, feel free to give me a shout.

Cheers.

sidneyreilly

Ha! Looser:D

E. Fudd

Says the man in the shopping trolley!!!:D

sidneyreilly

Touche:) Think we will have to do a good gunthering job on that Tika of yours, a few "character" gouges in the stock and a nice painted yellow barrel:D:D

cavan shooter

E. Fudd wrote: »

I've given up all hope of joining the local game club, so no point going there.
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That annoys me as the NARGC actively encourage committees to take on board new members, I have been reading this since I started on boards. Is it really that closed around you?

E. Fudd

Oh it really is!
I remember posting about this last year, but basically I'm tying to join there since I was sixteen, I was told to come to meetings once a month for a year and then I'd be allowed in, I did this and they then told me that they were full and unable to take me.
I've tried to join a few times since, each time being told they were full.

What really gawls me is that I'm born and bred in the area, and 80 percent of the members don't and never did live in the area!:mad:

bunny shooter

E. Fudd wrote: »

Oh it really is!
I remember posting about this last year, but basically I'm tying to join there since I was sixteen, I was told to come to meetings once a month for a year and then I'd be allowed in, I did this and they then told me that they were full and unable to take me.
I've tried to join a few times since, each time being told they were full.

What really gawls me is that I'm born and bred in the area, and 80 percent of the members don't and never did live in the area!:mad:

Report it to NARGC and explain what's happening ?

tiny-nioclas

thats an absolute disgrace, my own gun club does nothing, barely holds an agm, but atleast they let new people join, id ring the head office and see what they say, no club can have too many members..

quackquackBOOM

i went to join the local gun club which has fifteen members on over a thousand acres and told they wernt letting any more in so i just went around and asked the farmers and they let me in
ive since been told to unload my gun and get off the land by the club no prizes for guessing what reply the got:rolleyes:

foxshooter243

quackquackBOOM wrote: »

i went to join the local gun club which has fifteen members on over a thousand acres and told they wernt letting any more in so i just went around and asked the farmers and they let me in
ive since been told to unload my gun and get off the land by the club no prizes for guessing what reply the got:rolleyes:

proper job! landowners consent is what its all about, if the landowner says go then its a go

fish slapped

But do you really want to be part of a club with that attitude and besides remember the post , the chap is still looking for a shoot'n partner and rope'n the wife into lamping for you ain't a good idea:o. I had the same problem last year and trained the young lad(13) and he's brill now . he cant wait for the training licence

J.R.

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

thats an absolute disgrace, my own gun club does nothing, barely holds an agm, but atleast they let new people join, id ring the head office and see what they say, no club can have too many members..

I'm afraid I would have disagree here. The club I'm in has now limited membership to lads living in the locality only.

The reason is that due to major road networks decimating the shooting lands and bungalows dotted here & there throughout club grounds the actual ground which can be safely shot (in peace!) is reduced to 10% of what the club originally had. If it continues, as is, the club will have to wind up within a few years.

The committtee decided that as the land can only barely accomodate the current members no new members (except locals) would be taken on. If additional land is acquired (which is highly unlikely) then this will be reviewed.

The attitude at the meeting was that firstly the club must cater for & accomodate existing members, safeguarding their interests - accepting all applications would only spoil the sport for all.

pullandbang

foxshooter243 wrote: »

proper job! landowners consent is what its all about, if the landowner says go then its a go

+1 for that.

If the landowner gives permission, then there is nothing the club can do.
One word of caution though - make sure you have insurance!

E. Fudd

Just got word that my license for my .243 is ready to be collected!:D:D:D:D:D:D

Delighted with myself!

Jonty

Congrats:)