Quick question on the foreshore license

johngalway

Just reading it again before I send it off in the post. I see in the "Notes" section, section (a) says...

"Applicants should hold a current firearms certificate and hunting license"

Firearms certificate, check.

Hunting license? Uhmm?

foxshooter243

johngalway wrote: »

Just reading it again before I send it off in the post. I see in the "Notes" section, section (a) says...

"Applicants should hold a current firearms certificate and hunting license"

Firearms certificate, check.

Hunting license? Uhmm?

The hunting licence is part of your shotgun licence john as long as you dont have a 6 euro "farmers" licence..if youve a 25 euro shottie licence your good to go.;)

johngalway

Yeah, am unlimited, can shoot on the moon

All good to go in that case!

4gun

Just what is meant by the foreshore? Is it the tidal area of the coastline?

johngalway

From low water mark to high watermark as far as I know.

foxshooter243

johngalway wrote: »

From low water mark to high watermark as far as I know.

yep , the foreshore licence allows you to shoot between low water mark and the high water mark, and on lakes and accretions belonging to the state- it doesnt give you right of access, you must enter the foreshore or lakes etc by right of ways or permissions etc and of course you cant shoot in sanctuary areas.

4gun

iI never twiged with me that you would nee a licence to shoot birds on the coastline.Some chaps i know told me of some great spots along the Shannon Estuary to shoot,:eek:
Good job I never bothered going:D

johngalway

Are there maps available showing these wildfowl sanctuaries?

foxshooter243

johngalway wrote: »

Are there maps available showing these wildfowl sanctuaries?

http://www.npws.ie/en/NatureReserves/

this may help-look under protected sites-then- special protection areas and youll find your county, youll get the SI and a synopsis on the area.

4gun

no nature reserves in the area according to foxshooters post:D Is it only nature reserves you need the licence?
then again if you could shoot in a nature reserve it would be defeating the purpose of its own existence...

foxshooter243

4gun wrote: »

no nature reserves in the area according to foxshooters post:D Is it only nature reserves you need the licence?

No the foreshore permit allows you to shoot on the foreshore excluding sanctuary areas, its becoming increasingly asked for when meeting rangers, although I know lads who regulary shoot foershore and dont have one.

4gun

the whole thing is irrelevant in my case, I have some good duck shooting within walking distance of my house. we'll have hundreds of swans in another few months and the occasional geese nobody bothers them can be some sight to see as they graze,:D

foxshooter243

4gun wrote: »

the whole thing is irrelevant in my case, I hae some good duck shooting within walking distance of my house. we'll have hundreds of swans in another few months and the occasional geese nobody bothers them can be some sight to see as they graze,:D

yeah we have the same up here in donegal, plenty of swans and geese grazing on stubble-great stuff:)

Sfinn

I know that there are Nature reserves in Connemara, and i did have a documents stating where, but i can not lay my hands on it now. I know Kilkerrin Bay and Greatmans bay are supposedly protected. Not to sure back towards Clifden.

I'll keep digging, its somewhere in the house.:(

terminator2

i wouldnt mind having a shot in wexford but where can you go

Feidhlim Dignan

where and how would i get a foreshore licence

terminator2

http://www.npws.ie/en/media/NPWS/Publications/Legaldocs/Media,3685,en.pdf