Living the Wildlife Rte 1 7pm Tonight

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Anyone interested in Wild Game bird management should not miss tonight Tuesday 29th Living the Wildlife programme on RTE1 @ 7pm. The program features a behind the scenes look at the Grey Partridge conservation project in Boora. It should be good.

mixerbarcoe

thanks for dat

marlin vs

Thank's.

homerhop

wonder what type of preditor control they do?

FOXHUNTER1

Gormless had to get his big head in
I wonder did the boys bring him lamping that night for charlie:D

homerhop

Great to see the rearing and successful adoption method. good programe

Birdnuts

homerhop wrote: »

wonder what type of preditor control they do?

http://www.greypartridge.ie/test-01/avain-predators.348.html

http://www.greypartridge.ie/test-01/mammalian-predators.349.html

Tackleberrywho

FOXHUNTER1 wrote: »

Gormless had to get his big head in
I wonder did the boys bring him lamping that night for charlie:D

Mate of mine was Game Keeper in Boora for a few years. All he did was lamp foxes and get paid to do it

R P McMurphy

Am liking this programme every week. The presenter is good and production values are as well

Eo1n8wrd

it was quite good, nice to see it being done, wondering how he is funded though? did it say it? i missed the first min or two.

Tackleberrywho

Eo1n8wrd wrote: »

it was quite good, nice to see it being done, wondering how he is funded though? did it say it? i missed the first min or two.

http://www.loughbooraparklands.com/wildlife-flora/grey-partridge

Duchas, with the help of Bord na Mona and the Royal College of Surgeons are sponsoring a conservation project for the Partridge

R P McMurphy

Eo1n8wrd wrote: »

it was quite good, nice to see it being done, wondering how he is funded though? did it say it? i missed the first min or two.

I don't think it mentioned funding, just that the land was previously used for peat harvesting

Tackleberrywho

R P McMurphy wrote: »

I don't think it mentioned funding, just that the land was previously used for peat harvesting

Or as us Midlanders call it Cut away Bog

I love Boora parklands, except for the so called Art that Ruins the place

R P McMurphy

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Or as us Midlanders call it Cut away Bog

I love Boora parklands, except for the so called Art that Ruins the place

Don't think I have ever been but looks a good place to walk the dogs. What art is there?

Tackleberrywho

R P McMurphy wrote: »

Don't think I have ever been but looks a good place to walk the dogs. What art is there?

A pile of rocks, a few pools, some other weird sh*te

It is a serious place to walk the dogs, on a lead!!

You can also rent bikes and cycle several miles off road with little or no hills for those who like the simple life.
Hundreds of swans in Winter and sometimes geese, Ducks and many other migritary birds.

65 mins from Dublin

R P McMurphy

I might check it out this weekend then if it is not lashing. The pieces of art look grand from the pictures, especially the top one. Thanks

johnner1

Tackleberrywho wrote:

65 mins from Dublin

is that walking or driving:D

Tackleberrywho

johnner1 wrote: »

is that walking or driving:D

Depends how fast you walk!

M4,M6 most of the way if travelling from Dublin. 1 Mile from MNSCI

johnner1

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Depends how fast you walk!

M4,M6 most of the way if travelling from Dublin. 1 Mile from MNSCI

old age is slowing me down a bit;)

on another note i just googled MNSCI;) on the homepage pictures there is a pheasant that looks like it just got hit with a .22sub fron 150 yds:eek: any idea whats going on down there:D

Tackleberrywho

johnner1 wrote: »

old age is slowing me down a bit;)

on another note i just googled MNSCI;) on the homepage pictures there is a pheasant that looks like it just got hit with a .22sub fron 150 yds:eek: any idea whats going on down there:D

Did you never see a phezzie show off to the comp?

MacraPat

Just watched it there, fantastic programme! Can't say enough for Kieran Buckley, he is really a class act. What the man doesn't know about gamebirds isn't worth knowing. What's more is he's got a great way with people, he can put the information to you in an understandable format that makes perfect sense.

As far as funding goes what about having a national draw for a days shooting/ guided tour in Boora. €20 per ticket max one ticket per person, all the names into a hat. Three or four lucky hoors get picked to go shoot a brace of partridge. A memorable day. Or is that a completely mad idea?

Tackleberrywho

MacraPat wrote: »

Just watched it there, fantastic programme! Can't say enough for Kieran Buckley, he is really a class act. What the man doesn't know about gamebirds isn't worth knowing. What's more is he's got a great way with people, he can put the information to you in an understandable format that makes perfect sense.

As far as funding goes what about having a national draw for a days shooting/ guided tour in Boora. €20 per ticket max one ticket per person, all the names into a hat. Three or four lucky hoors get picked to go shoot a brace of partridge. A memorable day. Or is that a completely mad idea?

State owned Game Reserve, end of.......

MacraPat

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

State owned Game Reserve, end of.......

Aye, I sorta over looked that bit. Could be a nice money spinner if they wanted to do it right. Outlying land perhaps? One day injunction?

Tackleberrywho

MacraPat wrote: »

Aye, I sorta over looked that bit. Could be a nice money spinner if they wanted to do it right. Outlying land perhaps? One day injunction?

The outlying land could be a runner for us locals

Eddie B

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Or as us Midlanders call it Cut away Bog

I love Boora parklands, except for the so called Art that Ruins the place

Pity that so called art wasn't made of copper, it'd be long gone!!!!:D:D

Tackleberrywho

Eddie B wrote: »

Pity that so called art wasn't made of copper, it'd be long gone!!!!:D:D

Ah some folk think that putting Alien structures in an area of natural beauty is "ART"

Grizzly 45

The most orderly pile of rocks I've ever seen!:D

John_Rambo

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I think that's fairly cool. Sits very well with the local fauna and I'd say it's a home for billions of creatures. I like this sort of thing, we've being doing it way back since our earliest hunter gatherer ancestors, I guess the modern world has knocked it out of a lot of us. I wonder is it lunar or solar aligned? What else is there?

Tackleberrywho

John_Rambo wrote: »

I think that's fairly cool. Sits very well with the local fauna and I'd say it's a home for billions of creatures. I like this sort of thing, we've being doing it way back since our earliest hunter gatherer ancestors, I guess the modern world has knocked it out of a lot of us. I wonder is it lunar or solar aligned? What else is there?

A load of Partridge!
http://www.loughbooraparklands.com/

John_Rambo

Come on lads, some of that stuff is nice!!

IrishHomer

www.greypartridge.ie

John_Rambo

What do they taste like? (don't say chicken)

Tackleberrywho

John_Rambo wrote: »

What do they taste like? (don't say chicken)

Never ate one. Most birds taste different,duck,goose,turkey,peasant etc

They would taste close to phezzie I would imagine as diet would be similar, diet really influences taste in my experience

Grizzly 45

their meat when roasted has the same constituency and texture of pheasent.Find them somwhat tougher to chew,and taste,well gamey but not as strong as pheasent.

Eddie B

John_Rambo wrote: »

What do they taste like? (don't say chicken)

Similar to pheasant, but don't overcook or it'll become tough and dry!
If cooked properly, its one of the nicest game birds to eat!

rambo87

There was a scheme targeted at County Meath of Gun clubs buying breeding pairs of partridge and rearing their own. This was mentioned at a few MRGC meetings... 60euro a pair tho!!

One club said they tried it and would rear more if they were available at a better price. Did anyone hear anything about this paired birds scheme?

cavan shooter

I released partridge last year but they were red legs, still its nice to see them about.