Duck season

Eddie B · 05-09-2023 8:24am

On another note, the NPWS are also making a sneaky move to prevent hunting on our bogs. Signs are being erected on many bogs here in the Midlands. Turning them into tourist attractions, and amenity areas fir dog walkers etc.

Grizzly 45 · 05-09-2023 12:08pm

"trust the science" is obviously as fluid as genders these days depending on your outlook on a particular topic.

Eddie B · 06-09-2023 4:04pm

Looks like this lad is only starting

https://www.npws.ie/news/statement-minister-noonan-amendments-open-seasons-order-wild-birds

BSA International · 06-09-2023 4:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121077117#Comment_121077117

Hopefully he'll not be in power much longer! FFG need to pay a price in next election for facilitating this clown to further his personal vendettas

deeksofdoom · 13-09-2023 3:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121077351#Comment_121077351

What's the preferred alternative so Sinn Fein / Green Alliance, Sinn Fein / Labour Alliance or just Sinn Fein?

BSA International · 13-09-2023 9:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121105447#Comment_121105447

Looking like SF & FF.

As long as FG go I'll be happy! FF going would be a bonus. Greens, opefully they'll be rubbed out again.

Eddie B · 13-09-2023 9:38pm

Anyone bar the greens. They won't stop, till they take away all forms of country sports. As for Sinn Fein. Well I'd rather risk giving them a go at the steering wheel, than another round of the usual suspects

Vizzy · 13-09-2023 9:47pm

According to a local SF councillor, one of their aims is to reduce or eliminate country sports and, ironically, gun ownership.

Lynn Boylan and Eoin O Broin are very strong on this.

Mississippi. · 13-09-2023 9:55pm

Remember though,

It was a Fianna Fail junior minister that brought in the FEC and all that went with it.

Eddie B · 13-09-2023 10:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121106938#Comment_121106938

There has been lots said over the last number of years, true, but they recently voted against a ban on hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland, and are getting a lot of stick for doing so.

If they strongly appose hunting, they had the perfect opportunity to show it with this bill.

evolvingtipperary101 · 14-09-2023 1:16pm

I said I'd come to the people who'd know. Apologies for the off topic, question. Boots?

I'm doing about 14,000 to 20,000 steps a day. Mostly on bad roads. But, I do go through forest and mucky land from time to time. What's the best boots around do you reckon?

I love my Redbacks but I'm thinking there's something better out there...

cavan shooter · 17-09-2023 10:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121106938#Comment_121106938

Be under no illusion, SF are as bad and I for one am sick of the BS from their so called supporters telling me they support it. SF are anti hunting/shooting and other rural pursuits. They are card carrying antis all you have to do is check out the Ban blood sports webpage:

"A list of some of the Sinn Féin politicians who have indicated that they are opposed to bloodsports."

https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/sinn-fein-support-for-a-ban-on-cruel-bloodsports/

Eddie B · 17-09-2023 11:17am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121306#Comment_121121306

Question is, in this day and age, are there any parties that are pro hunting? Are we doomed no matter who we vote in?

cavan shooter · 17-09-2023 11:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121362#Comment_121121362

They will vote with whomever keeps them in. They will implement the policies of the party that keeps them in.

In Dublin 4 they will be anti hunting, in rural Ireland they will be all for the countryside and for you to hunt shoot and fish. Only vote for candidates who will support you and stop voting 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 cut it off .......Noonan got in on the 10th Count in Kilkenny so he barely got in on transfers. If everyone involved in shooting, hunting and fishing and 2 family members were to pick the one or two candidates and only voted 1.2.3 STOP...you will see real change in this country.

Eddie B · 17-09-2023 12:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121436#Comment_121121436

That is a very good point. We actually have a government at the moment, that no one really wanted.

cavan shooter · 17-09-2023 1:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121498#Comment_121121498

Yes, PR voting allows for that.

BSA International · 17-09-2023 2:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121436#Comment_121121436

Last vote I gave 1 & 2 only. Been doing it for years!

tonysopprano · 17-09-2023 9:49pm

When the time comes we should do up a list by constituency of the top 3or4 that will support us in writing and as public as we can, and give them grades dependent on their support and circulate this here and everywhere

(a bit like the FEC questionaire, where the different orgs suggested answers to the poll)

dto001 · 19-09-2023 8:09pm

Lads in my honest opinion we have to start now message your local councillors and ask them what they themselves and their party think of the recent attacks on rural pursuits. And what they will do for it if they get into office!!

tell them as far as you are concerned a non response is classed as against for both them and their party.

if one club from each constituency does it then put it on FB or one of the groups will go with it, it should gain traction!!!

Eddie B · 19-09-2023 8:15pm

Read this for a start

Shooting Forum - Firearms licencing information

Duck season

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