Kat1170 wrote: » My Aldi turkey was feckin' lovely :D:D
Grizzly 45 wrote: » Supposedly in Limerick???https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=vegan%20turkey%20ad
gunny123 wrote: » Anyone else around the country see any of the "go vegan" billboards ? A few have popped up near me in dublin.
Cass wrote: » A catch-22 situation because i dread the thoughts of one of the vested interests groups getting their hands on deer management and being able to enforce it with any sort of authority. Just look to the hcap debacle to see where their priorities are.
Capercaillie wrote: » Any groups that would take over management must not keep deer levels at high levels that would cause habitat damage.
Cass wrote: » According to you, unless you work for the NPWS and can speak, officially, on their behalf this is only supposition. I have no information that proves that wrong, but considering the NPWS have pulled rangers from other counties to "police" counties with higher deer poaching, the fact they have joined the unelected representative group known as the deer management forum, and that they are solely and directly responsible for the issuing of licenses and prosecution of illegal hunting of deer means the buck stops with them. Deer poaching and illegal hunting of deer is the most publicized i have ever heard of. I've either rarely or never heard of the same level of policing/prosecution of poaching of Curlew, Partridge, Geese, Duck, Hare, etc, etc, etc. So if there are more important species to attend to then why not simply admit they are overburdened, cannot handle their duties, hand over the reins to another, properly elected/appointed, group that can and stop trying to control it via more unnecessary legislation whose only purpose is to try make up for their short comings?
John_Rambo wrote: » Cwhilst the lord of the manor feasts on guinea foul, boar, snipe and rainbow trout.
Capercaillie wrote: » Deer numbers except Red Deer are not a priority.
NPWS have far more important species and habitats to attend to.
Cass wrote: » I know, i've said it umpteen times over the years, but its no excuse for inaction over the last 40 years or trying to pass the buck.
Capercaillie wrote: » NPWS budget has been drastically cut in the last 10 years and has chronic staff shortages.
useurowname wrote: » Absolute nonsense, literally given a pat on the back by the judge for shooting deer by lamp and out of season with no permit. Well said op why do we bother, I was talking about regulation an bag limits in another thread and this is the reality .
Cass wrote: » Funny how they claim the NPWS are not responsible for deer management but they claim responsibility for licensing, land checks, returns, etc. If the land owner/sporting rights owner is responsible then surely they should issue licenses and then the WDAI, NPWS and the deer alliance crowd can all piss off with their hcap, for good. Talk about passing the buck.
Grizzly 45 wrote: » Seriously???Shooting deer in a Christmas display...http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-5210083/Children-told-dead-reindeer-returned-North-Pole.html
Grizzly 45 wrote: » ....Home of the most anti-gun Cheif super who stated publically in court under oath, that he believes no one should have large calibre firearms ,bar police and military personnel....
Nekarsulm wrote: » http://www.thejournal.ie/garda-pensioner-3723479-Nov2017/
gunny123 wrote: » Not so sure Grizz. There was case in the paper last week about the gardai turning up at a house with a warrant to search. An old boy in the house refused them entry, as the case was concerning his son and not him, he told them he had a legally held gun in the house, the garda retreated and did not search. The guy had his firearms licences revolked, but he went to court and the judge said the licences should be returned.
gunny123 wrote: » Not so sure Grizz. There was case in the paper last week about the gardai turning up at a house with a warrant to search. An old boy in the house refused them entry, as the case was concerning his son and not him, he told them he had a legally held gun in the house, the garda retreated and did not search. The guy had his firearms licences revoked, but he went to court and the judge said the licences should be returned.
Grizzly 45 wrote: » Notice the potential "disaster waiting to happen" RE Lamping comment at the end?? Sound familiar from a few months ago?? The IFA and the Wild Deer Association of Ireland call for tougher sentences for Illegal Deer Hunting. Following our interviews on Today FM and Radio Kerry, coverage of our joint interview with the IFA on Clare FM today. We expect to see the highly successful Operation Bambi extended to Co Clare, a joint operation between the NPWS, An Garda Siochana and the Wild Deer Association of Ireland combating the illegal killing of wild deer. IFA and local landowners could also support this initiative which puts people living in rural at risk of injury or death.
Grizzly 45 wrote: » Very much so on both counts. The super could justifiably say in this case he had good reason to revoke his license on the grounds of him violating his conditions.While cleared of the crime, he could state that there is a risk of re-offence by this person. Whether he would do it or NPWS blacklist his name for any future[doubtful] applications is another matter.:mad:
Grizzly 45 wrote: » But when you see comments like this on the WADI FB account then you really know Aughrim is lost! Co Roscommon man pleads guilty to deer poaching in Co Clare but comments made during the case maybe unhelpful and misinformed in combating wildlife crime and deer management in Ireland. It is an offence to kill deer at night at any time of the year. The annual hunter cull returns shows the deer cull in Co Clare has declined in recent years, despite an increase in the number of hunters. Such illegal activity may have been responsible for this decline. NPWS are not responsible for deer management in Ireland, this is the responsibility of the landowner or person(s) with the shooting rights and the deer population of Co Clare or any other county is unknown.
