Grey Partridges

bibio

Hi All,

Does anyone know of any game dealers who rear grey partridges. We released them two year ago and obtained a permit to shoot them from Duchas as they were not native stock and the ground was not suitable for any breeding. However the game breeder was in the North and we were looking for someone closer to home.
Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Bibio

foxhunter

The NARGC should be able to give you all the info you need they had some at the game fair last year.

pullandbang

Pat Kelly in Ballivor, Co Meath always did partridges. Not sure if he still does them.

bibio

Hi Pullandbang,

Any idea of a contact number for Pat Kelly, cannot find detail for him.

Cheers

Anthony

bibio

Hi Pullandbang,

Any idea of a contact number for Pat Kelly, cannot find detail for him.

Cheers

Anthony

fathersymes

I only know of red leg partridge being reared in this country. The success rate of reared and released Grey Partridge is very low, primarily due to modern farming methods which have destroyed the habitat required. There is also very little evidence to suggest that released birds will breed in the wild, apparently this is a genetic problem with reared breeding stock.

meathstevie

fathersymes wrote: »

I only know of red leg partridge being reared in this country. The success rate of reared and released Grey Partridge is very low, primarily due to modern farming methods which have destroyed the habitat required. There is also very little evidence to suggest that released birds will breed in the wild, apparently this is a genetic problem with reared breeding stock.

+1. My dad and his friends have tried the same in Belgium with very limited success. You get the odd clutch working out alright but in general it's waste of time with no lasting effect no matter what you do. If you really want to hunt partridge on your shoot buy adult birds and hunt them and don't expect anything more.

pullandbang

bibio wrote: »

Hi Pullandbang,

Any idea of a contact number for Pat Kelly, cannot find detail for him.

Cheers

Anthony

Sorry, I wasn't near the computer for the last day or so. I've PM'd it to you. Don't want to publish it without his permission.

bibio

Thanks a million pullandbang, apprecaite it.
Bibio

Donalmit

Hi pullandbang,

Would you mind forwarding me Pat's number by PM also.

Thanks,

Dónal

jwshooter

bibio wrote: »

Hi All,

Does anyone know of any game dealers who rear grey partridges. We released them two year ago and obtained a permit to shoot them from Duchas as they were not native stock and the ground was not suitable for any breeding. However the game breeder was in the North and we were looking for someone closer to home.
Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Bibio

il pm you a number for a lad hear in wx that sells red and grey s he also has pheasant s he has very good birds

bibio

Hi jwshooter,

If you can send me on that number as well it would be appreciated.

Thnaks

Anthony

jwshooter

bibio wrote: »

Hi jwshooter,

If you can send me on that number as well it would be appreciated.

Thnaks

Anthony

sent ya a pm

bibio

Hi jwshooter,

I got the number, thanks for that, appreciate it. The guy is really helpful and has bot red and grey poults.

Thanks

Bibio

jwshooter

bibio wrote: »

Hi jwshooter,

I got the number, thanks for that, appreciate it. The guy is really helpful and has bot red and grey poults.

Thanks

Bibio

no problem i am buy in partridges of him for years real sound lad ,there a lovely birds and 30 of them in the garden for the latter half of the summer calling and talking among each other wounder full to wake up to ,let it be half five