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Are Ducks included in the extension of the season?

  • 01-02-2011 7:31pm
    #1
    2smokinbarrels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭


    hello all first post, are wildfowl included in the season extension?
    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Welcome ;)

    No, only pheasant & woodpigeon


  • #3
    2smokinbarrels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭2smokinbarrels


    thanks a mill for the info.


  • #4
    Mauser 308
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭Mauser 308


    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Welcome ;)

    No, only pheasant & woodpigeon

    Bunny Shooter is spot on, only Pheasent and Pigeon.


  • #5
    2smokinbarrels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭2smokinbarrels


    Ta man maybe you can clear this up for me I only shoot in the relavent seasons I am not in any gun club but have been shooting for many years on pigeon shooting dvds I have watched lately I noticed plent of shooting that is clearly durning summer months is this allowed??


  • #6
    Mauser 308
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭Mauser 308


    2smokinbarrels wrote: »
    Ta man maybe you can clear this up for me I only shoot in the relavent seasons I am not in any gun club but have been shooting for many years on pigeon shooting dvds I have watched lately I noticed plent of shooting that is clearly durning summer months is this allowed??

    The pigeon season in Ireland is 01 Nov - 31 Jan. My understanding though that pigeon can be shot all year over a standing crop, ie for crop protection. The DVD's you are watching are most lightly made in the UK. I am not sure how their pigeon season works.
    Hope this helps


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  • #7
    2smokinbarrels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭2smokinbarrels


    thanks pal thats what I was thinking myself and the DVDs where defo irish thanks again for clearing that up cheers.


  • #8
    johnner1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭johnner1


    in the uk pigeon can be shot all year round no season.
    thats the way it used to be here untill some gob****e put a game status on them.

    how do you defo know dvd's were irish? where did you buy them i wouldnt mind getting a look at them myself, the last pigeon shooting vid i seen was of archie coates a long time ago:eek:


  • #9
    Antoennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 300 ✭✭Antoennis


    johnner1 wrote: »
    in the uk pigeon can be shot all year round no season.
    thats the way it used to be here untill some gob****e put a game status on them.

    Gob****e is right! ha ha

    Anthony
    www.ishootandfish.ie


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