When should the heather be burnt/cut for grouse and where to purchase medicated grit

allan450

as above when would be the ideal time to cut/burn heather for grouse.or when would be the latest to do it.The weather is not looking good for the next few weeks so will hold up things.Also medicated grit can you buy it on line.i cant source any here .thanks in advance. dont need to here about the legalities i know them all ready regards burning.will prob be a quad and a topper anyway the way things are going

wildfowler94

allan450 wrote: »

as above when would be the ideal time to cut/burn heather for grouse.or when would be the latest to do it.The weather is not looking good for the next few weeks so will hold up things.Also medicated grit can you buy it on line.i cant source any here .thanks in advance. dont need to here about the legalities i know them all ready regards burning.will prob be a quad and a topper anyway the way things are going

A dry weekend in February is when burning is done not after that. Contact nargc for grit they have a grouse project. Also I recommend reading rough shooting in Ireland by Douglas butler

ganmo

you'll need a vet prescription to get medicated feed

shoot to kill

hi allan. While at the grouse conservation stand last year at shanes castle i brought up the burning of heather and the danger of it. i was informed that a strimmer with the blade on it and cut it low to the ground was ever bit as effective. So weather and help is not a problem!
Far as i can remember, he said to cut strips 2 yards wide and leave 10 yards then cut another 2 yards. The following year then i think the idea is to cut another along side the previous strip and so on. so it gives different heights or heather. Try stay close to water ways and away from fences.

Birdnuts

wildfowler94 wrote: »

A dry weekend in February is when burning is done not after that.

Yeah - AFAIK you can't burn any type of vegetation from stubbles to scrub between March and September. Its laid down under various wildlife and agri laws.

Capercaillie

Contact Irish Grey partridge Conservation trust. You can download "Irish Red Grouse Species Action Plan" from website. Medicated grit only really of benefit if Grouse densities are at high levels (ie grouse moors in England). Burning is better than strimming, you may need permissions if you are in a SPA/SAC however.

useurowname

wildfowler94 wrote: »

A dry weekend in February is when burning is done not after that. Contact nargc for grit they have a grouse project. Also I recommend reading rough shooting in Ireland by Douglas butler

...an absolutely excellent book, the bible as far as I'm concerned for Irish shooting.

Dawggone

Medicated grit is only needed in areas where there are high populations of grouse. Nowhere in Ireland has high populations of grouse...controlling predators is much more productive.

ace86

just from talking to the guy in Bolebrack at the games fair in offaly his name escapes me but I think he said alan that quartz could be used to the best of my knowledge, and the medicated grit is for a parasite that actual kills the birds it gets caught in there throat and suffocates and they die so it doesn't matter if u have high or low densitys of birds i believe it effects them regardless.If you gave the N.A.R.G.C a ring or if u know anyone in the Boleybrack they will give ya some good advice on what to do.

allan450

i know the man that is in charge of it.iv a meeting with him on sat thats for the info anyway.its a tread worm that does the damage

ace86

allan450 wrote: »

i know the man that is in charge of it.iv a meeting with him on sat thats for the info anyway.its a tread worm that does the damage

Sound post any helpful tips for fellows here if u can my man

allan450

i will il check in on sat evening with tips.i dont think lads relies how precious the red grouse are.they cant be found anywhere else then the british isles.