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bibio · 2011-10-04 17:44:57

I was just reading Mauser308s post on a thread about losing a deer in high Heather and needing a dog, the thought crossed my mind that it would be great if there was a register of deer tracking dogs in Ireland like there is in Denmark and Germany. In fact I think it is a requirement on the coillte lease, anyone any…

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Deer tracking dogs

04-10-2011 5:44pm

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bibio

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I was just reading Mauser308s post on a thread about losing a deer in high Heather and needing a dog, the thought crossed my mind that it would be great if there was a register of deer tracking dogs in Ireland like there is in Denmark and Germany.
In fact I think it is a requirement on the coillte lease, anyone any thoughts?
Thanks
Bibio

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#2 04-10-2011 6:02pm

tfox

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AFAIK You need to have access to a trained dog in 1 hour for your coilte permit :rolleyes:

When I was in the states I was chatting to a fella there who was called out about 80 times a year to track wounded deer with his bloodhounds

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#3 04-10-2011 9:34pm

GixxerThou

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Few crowds in the UK offer this service. Would be nice to see the same here but I think some lads would be too paranoid to let others see their ground and see the animals they have shot. Good idea though.

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