Deer rifle

newby.204

I know which rifle i want and scope,but heres my problem, i dont want to spend €600 on a membership to midlands,im sorry first year membership or not thats ridiculous.

Its my understanding that you can get a licence for a .308 if you have land to shoot deer on and a deer licence, but how do you get a deer licence considering you have to have a firearm already??

Can someone please clear this up for me??

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

I know which rifle i want and scope,but heres my problem, i dont want to spend €600 on a membership to midlands,im sorry first year membership or not thats ridiculous.

Its my understanding that you can get a licence for a .308 if you have land to shoot deer on and a deer licence, but how do you get a deer licence considering you have to have a firearm already??

Can someone please clear this up for me??

You do not NEED a firearm, but you must supply a firearms details on the application.
http://www.biodiversity.ie/en/media/NPWS/Publications/Legaldocs/Deer%20Hunting%20Application%20Form.pdf

newby.204

cheers tack now all i need to do is find land to stalk on!!

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

cheers tack now all i need to do is find land to stalk on!!

Get out knocking on doors, for shooting bunnies/foxes first, then casually mention deer

newby.204

thats one thing i havnt been able to bring meself to do is strole up to a farmers house and knock on the door and ask to shoot over his lands!!

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

thats one thing i havnt been able to bring meself to do is strole up to a farmers house and knock on the door and ask to shoot over his lands!!

Join Macra na feirme!

Or make a country pub yer local boozer

newby.204

if anybody in the kildare(leinster) area would like to give me permission to shoot deer on their land that would be great!!:D:D

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

if anybody in the kildare(leinster) area would like to give me permission to shoot deer on their land that would be great!!:D:D

Would you go to Biffoaly?

newby.204

I would indeed....

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

I would indeed....

Leave it with me
No promises mind, Trusting a Lilly can be hard for most Biffo's

E. Fudd

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newby.204

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Leave it with me
No promises mind, Trusting a Lilly can be hard for most Biffo's

Ah dont worry im a sound one

FISMA

Newby,
Have you no-one in the family with a farm?

I would not hesitate to go up to a farmer and ask. You haven't much to lose at all.

If you strike out with one, ask the farmer if he knows anyone that needs your help.

You won't be too long until you find someone.

As others have stated: the 22 is for the bunnies eating crops, the 223 is for the foxes eating the chickens, and the 308 is for the deer eating the bunnies and foxes. Just kidding...

As Tackleberrywho stated: you'll need to suss out what firearm you want. Get the numbers and apply for the license and state you will be culling deer. You will need the rights to the land that has deer. You won't get away with just any farm. Then get the deer license.

Something like that...

newby.204

No no one in the family with a farm,im a cough towny,i have two permissions for my .17, soon to be .22, but thats it, and ive always been too self concious to walk up to a farmers door and ask is all!!

Tackleberrywho

newby.204 wrote: »

No no one in the family with a farm,im a cough towny,i have two permissions for my .17, soon to be .22, but thats it, and ive always been too self concious to walk up to a farmers door and ask is all!!

Ring the local IFA and see if any of their members have problems with rabbits. Then try and see if there land is on ground with deer on it.

You will be surprised how one farm permission can turn into many over time.

Ask your permissions have they any mates who need bunnies culled. It's that easy!

ssl

newby.204 wrote: »

I know which rifle i want and scope

Don't overlook the mounts! The best rifle and scope are useless without good mounts. An average scope with good mounts is better then average mounts with an expensive scope.

Tackleberrywho

ssl wrote: »

Don't overlook the mounts! The best rifle and scope are useless without good mounts. An average scope with good mounts is better then average mounts with an expensive scope.

Deffo! Burris of Nightforce if you can afford them, worth the shillings

newby.204

gettin badger ordnance mounts!!