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Few Questions About Hunting

  • 19-03-2011 03:23AM
    #1
    Nuravictus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭


    What animals can you hunt in Ireland?
    I've noticed Goat, Deer, Hare & Rabbit.

    Do the different types of deer taste different?

    How much does it cost to get a deer butchered?

    How often do you go hunting and fail to make a kill?

    Thanks in advance for any answers.


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  • #2
    bazza888
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭bazza888


    most guys butcher there own deer,and you wont always come back with a deer after a stalk,other guys with more experience will answer the rest!


  • #3
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    Nuravictus wrote: »
    What animals can you hunt in Ireland? I've noticed Goat, Deer, Hare & Rabbit.

    Look on the Thread Posted by Ezridax on Animal hunting seasons.
    Do the different types of deer taste different?

    Yes I like Fallow. I've had Elk which tasted different, only slightly mind. My mate Paulo rates Red,fallow Sika in that taste order
    How much does it cost to get a deer butchered?

    I butcher my own
    Some guys who have butcher mates get them to call over in teh evenings to show them teh basics of butchering. I practiced on rabbits, then goats then I moved on to deer.
    How often do you go hunting and fail to make a kill

    ~10-1 Stalk to deer return on average. It depends how long you stay out, I generally go stalking in the evening fro 2-3 hour max, some guys stay all day and as a result get more. I've had some of teh best deer stalking and not fired a shot, I've had some of the worst executed deer stalking and shot a deer that was down wind to me from the shoulder
    Thanks in advance for any answers.

    You can do everything right hunting and get a low return.
    I was out on a 350acrea farm of sandhills St.Patricks day after rabbits and i only say one (and he heard me climbing a rusty gate first and clipped it) 2 years previously I shot 14 rabbits in 30 mins in the same field and a fox 15 mins later in another field.
    Yet the other day there was only lonely empty fields.


    There are hundreds of books on hunting, all of them hint that a lot of Luck is involved!


  • #4
    garv123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭garv123


    Nuravictus wrote: »
    What animals can you hunt in Ireland?
    I've noticed Goat, Deer, Hare & Rabbit.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71148900&postcount=3
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71172769&postcount=4
    covers what you can and cant shoot there
    Nuravictus wrote: »
    Do the different types of deer taste different?
    same as different breed of cattle taste different
    Nuravictus wrote: »
    How much does it cost to get a deer butchered?
    free if you learn to do it yourself and as tac said start small and work your way up. still a bit messy for my likings t even do it with rabbits. getting better though :D
    Nuravictus wrote: »
    How often do you go hunting and fail to make a kill?
    again as tac said it depends how long you head out for and on the population of animals + the amount of people shooting in the same area. some people see herds of 30+ deer, other might be lucky to see 2. we have often gone out rabbit shooting and seen nothing all day and then the next day shot loads.
    its not all about the killing :D


  • #5
    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    Same here as the other lads, i often go out and dont fire a single shot but have a good day, think garv nailed it there when he said its not about killing! are you lookin to get into hunting or are you looking for info for another reason??


  • #6
    poulo6.5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,898 ✭✭✭poulo6.5


    Nuravictus wrote: »
    What animals can you hunt in Ireland?
    I've noticed Goat, Deer, Hare & Rabbit.

    Do the different types of deer taste different?

    How much does it cost to get a deer butchered?

    How often do you go hunting and fail to make a kill?

    Thanks in advance for any answers.

    yes deer taste different. as do male in rut tast stronger than one not in rut.

    you should learn how to butcher your own deer as its all part of the experience of hunting.
    dont be afraid to ask for advise and try to watch someone that has done it before. its not that hard

    if you make a kill every 3rd or 4th trip you are doing well. but having said that you could have a good run and get one every time for a while and equally so a bad run, deer move around and if they are not there you cant hunt them. experience and knowing your ground will help increase your odds.

    i have had bad runs where i might not even see a deer for a couple of outings but that just makes it all the better when you do get one.
    a good days hunting is when you see some deer. its a bonus if you "make a kill".

    best thing about hunting is getting out there and enjoying the stalk and the country side in general


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  • #7
    FISMA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭FISMA


    Forget where I heard it first, some auld fisherman. After a day of no luck he said "That's why we call it fishing and not catching."

    The same is true for hunting. It is called hunting and not catching for a reason.

    Most of the enjoyment for me is everything before the kill. After the kill comes the work and is really not that enjoyable until supper time arrives.

    I enjoy being outdoors, shooting paper targets and zeroing in, the technical nature of the sport, the tactics, scouting lands during the off season, trying to think one step ahead, and such.

    Hunting also appears to awaken a part of the brain that many may not have used. Maybe some primordial hunter-gather area or some survival gene thing - who knows?

    The first time you step into the field with a firearm intent on bringing home game, you will know what I mean.

    I spoke with a big game hunter who told me about the transition from hunting deer to hunting game in areas where the hunter could end up as the hunted. He could not believe the heightened sense of awareness that he developed, even as a seasoned hunter, in the new situation. Doubtful you'll ever have to worry about becoming prey in Eire though!

    I like to tell new shooters/hunters to put a thousand rounds down range, show me their brass/paper targets, and then we'll hunt.

    Just make sure that the first time you go out you are there to hunt and not to shoot. People who are overly anxious to shoot can get themselves in to trouble.
    poulo6.5 wrote: »
    a good days hunting is when you see some deer. its a bonus if you "make a kill".
    + 1, so true

    Slan.


  • #8
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    We are like dogs chasing car tyres, It's just in us :D


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