Talking about luck :)

LIFFY FISHING

Lads I was chatting to a sheep farmer locally who I lamp foxes for this morning & he asked me if I shoot deer? , I told him I would love to but had no deer permissions, transpires he has plenty on land he has 30k away, & has given me permission
I have plenty of shooting experiance.

So now guys whats my next steps ?

TriggerPL

Wait for me to come home and shoot them for ya ! Dont listen to anyone else there all trying to take our permissions lad

hiddenmongoose

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

Lads I was chatting to a sheep farmer locally who I lamp foxes for this morning & he asked me if I shoot deer? , I told him I would love to but had no deer permissions, transpires he has plenty on land he has 30k away, & has given me permission
I have plenty of shooting experiance.

So now guys whats my next steps ?

Get your application form from NPWS and fill it out for a deer hunting licence.They wont issue it till nearer the season but they will tell you if you have been approved(if you ring and ask).Next job would be to try get an experienced stalker to bring you out to his grounds or bring him with you to yours so he can show you some tricks and tips and talk you through your first Gralloch.You tube is a great source of info and there is some good Irish vids up by a guy called megasako from the WDAI on it.Enjoy it lad,I think its the best form of shooting and its totally addictive.Plus you will end up with some fantastic meat for your efforts

German pointer

Get a signed letter from him with foilo numbers and then get the serial number of the deer legal rifel you will be using down load application from npws site fill in and send off. Put in a cover letter asking to process application quickly so as you can apply for firearm cert before season starts. When you get deer license apply for firearm cert

LIFFY FISHING

Is 25-06 Deer Legal ?

stef22

yes ,see http://gohunting.ie/?attachment_id=978

Cass

The law reads:

• .22 centrefire
• 1,700 ft/lb att he muzzle
• Minimum of 55 gr bullet.

If your rifle can meet these minimums then it's deer legal. As a generalisation it includes:

• .220 Swift
• 22-250
• .243
• 25-06
• 6.5
• .270
• .308
• .300
• 30-06

Obviously there are more calibers, but as it's Ireland we'll stick to the ones that are commonly used for deer hunting.

landyman

Go look at a rifle first if you happy put deposit on it you'll need the serial numbers for the paper work you'll need the deer Hunter license with your firearm application apply for that straight away you might have it back by June you left yourself with plenty of time good luck with it liffey

cookimonster

Great advice there, here's some more, get out on the permission and start getting your head around how the deer are moving, times, habbits, signs, frequent trails etc. Farmers are known for exaggerating and loads of slots on the ground may indicate animals passing through or a few animals active in a small area.
What species of deer are there, remember the red lads are a bitch to extract, even medium sized Sika will give you grief on a upward gradient.
Keep an eye on the climate when it comes to hanging if you've no refrigeration. Don't worry too much if you don't have a hanging space. I tried a experiment this season and broke an animal just over 12 hrs after the kill, just after rigour and saw no discernible difference in the eating qualities (if its good enough for the white tail hunters its good enough for us).
Best of luck and happy hunting.

LIFFY FISHING

Thanks for the info lads, lots of good pointers.
Downloaded all the relevant paperwork so will get started on it this weekend LF

Chiparus

Do you not have to have HCAP,or is that coillte land?

LIFFY FISHING

Chiparus wrote: »

Do you not have to have HCAP,or is that coillte land?

Its private land

One shot on kill

Hcap is only for coillte leases.

Do you have a rifle that you will be using.

LIFFY FISHING

One shot on kill wrote: »

Hcap is only for coillte leases.

Do you have a rifle that you will be using.

All part of my paperwork, Steyr pro hunter 6.5 55

One shot on kill

Grand well you need the serial number to apply for you npws license.
Ring and get onto it straight away and get it signed up.

clivej

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

Lads I was chatting to a sheep farmer locally who I lamp foxes for this morning & he asked me if I shoot deer? , I told him I would love to but had no deer permissions, transpires he has plenty on land he has 30k away, & has given me permission
I have plenty of shooting experiance.

So now guys whats my next steps ?

Next step is to make sure you bring your best stalking mate with ya

LIFFY FISHING

Well lads the update is, for some unknown reason the farmer who promised me the deer stalking permission wont return my phone calls or txts... so that has put my planning right back to the very beginning so it looks like its's the bunnies and foxes for me for the next while
Maybe sometimes ya dont get that lucky that easy!

German pointer

Why don't you chance a few doors in the area anyway and ask the famers you'll get one of two answers and one is bound to say yes.

Dian Cecht

Jut read the thread. I wonder if he wanted 'em shot straight away more so than waiting for the season to open? Heard from a few lads that shoot foxes that they've been asked to shoot deer with "no questions asked" etc

rugermk3

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

Well lads the update is, for some unknown reason the farmer who promised me the deer stalking permission wont return my phone calls or txts... so that has put my planning right back to the very beginning so it looks like its's the bunnies and foxes for me for the next while
Maybe sometimes ya dont get that lucky that easy!

that's a pity , if it was me it would just make me more determent to get started, there`s always other farmers, but why not knock into him ? at lease u`ll get a reason why the change of hart , might even change his mind again when your face to face with him ,