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Hunting permission

  • 30-03-2025 05:55PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭


    what way do you all get permission to hunt on land , not necessarily dear , but rabbits, birds and the likes …

    Do you all just rock up to a farmers door and ask ?

    Thank you all.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭alex90


    Pretty much cold calling has worked for me, ive cards with my name, number, email and insurance company on them which definitely helps soften any scepticism or fear that im trying to scope a place for nefarious reasons



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Rob.blair84




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭GaryKE.


    I do the exact same, got 100 cards from vistaprint for no money, give all me relevant details on it, then knock on doors and put in post boxes, keep em in me wallet and if I see any jeeps pulled in with sheep trailer on it then walk over and hand em one. Same with jockeys hand to them also as last thing they want is to have a horse break a leg in a rabbit hole.

    I also advertise on farming forums, placed one in the farming sub here on boards for my area and have got a couple of call backs for foxing, once you get the foxing permission sure ya can just say to farmer can I do the rabbit(if land has em), crows, pigeons, magpies for them.

    Getting in good with one farmer is worth handing out 100 cards as they will talk ya up to others they know and before long ya will have yourself a bit of land to shoot.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Rob.blair84


    jayus that’s brilliant advice , good to know where to start as it can be a bit of a mine field getting going

    Thank you very much



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭GaryKE.


    Did ya get any permissions?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Rob.blair84


    haven’t started the ball rolling yet as was waiting to do the deer starting cert first , so sorted that the other weekend, so now getting the ball rolling looking into putting a deposit on a 308 , so once thats in motion at least then i can start knocking on doors as everything should be in place by the time i get the go ahead .. I’m mostly in the Wicklow area so should be hard enough as I hear its very hard to get permission around this way .



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭GaryKE.


    Yeah I heard the same as ya have em all from Dublin looking for permission there also. I will pm you something that worked for me you can try.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 74 ✭✭Gman2021


    Knocking on doors and just asking locals is the best way to get into places. It’s happened to me a few times that I’ve spotted deer in a field and then a few weeks / months later I’ve by chance spotted the farmer in the field and asked them if I could get in for a shot. Yet to be told no.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Rob.blair84


    time to start getting out there and talking to farmers



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭Gorgeousgeorge


    Just to add to this. I'm a landowner in kildare. Quite substantial holdings. I'm not giving anyone I don't know ie someone's father son sister brother mother permission.

    Best off joining the local nargc club. My local has full permission to use my lands as long as they are affiliated with the local club



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭GaryKE.


    A lot of clubs aren't taking on new members not easy to get into one, but reach out to one that is local to you and see if they have a spot for you.

    But dont be afraid to put in the leg work, I have gotten a fair bit of my permissions by walking up to farmer or leaving my card in their letterbox.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭JP22


    It’s a double edged sword Gary.

    Lads forget that clubs may have vacancies but no locals looking to join plus the club also has to keep the farmers/landowners on side, some farmers/landowners don’t want the local club full of outsiders (no offence intended to anyone), it’s a delicate balance. Traditionally most game clubs were based on/around townland’(s)/parish and membership was usually confined to those living in/near the area. Most clubs today take on a few lads from other areas but the bulk of club membership is normally local to the area.

    It’s always worthwhile approaching clubs as some operate a waiting list, get your name down, and of course doing door to door canvassing of landowner’s can also come good, get one/two landowners in an area and others may be more willing to allow you shoot, even if it’s just for vermin.



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