Draft Policy Vision
The Inter-agency Deer Policy Group has released this report, Draft Deer Management Policy Vision.
The group is comprised of NPWS, Forest Service and Coillte.
The objective is "to develop and maintain an integrated policy framework for sustainable wild deer management in Ireland".
Submissions are invited from relevent stakeholders. The deadline for submissions is Nov 28th.
The Irish Deer Society will be making submissions to the Group.
Review the report here: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/forestservice/forestservicegeneralinformation/draftpolicyvisionfordeermanagementinireland/
Regards
Vincent Coffey,
National Secretary, Irish Deer Society.
Venison Recipes
Click here for the recipes!!
I have asked members of the National Council of the Irish Deer Society to give me their favourite venison recipes so that I can share them with you. We will put up a new recipe every month and hopefully we will enjoy them all.
Vincent Coffey
Birr Game Fair report
The Irish Deer Society had a stand at the recent Birr Game Fair.
The IDS stand, as well as the Fair, was a great success and we had lots of visitors to the stand.
View the full report (with photos) and draw results here...
Society Information
IDS Regional Branches
The Irish Deer Society has branches all over Ireland - Donegal, Connaught, Leinster, Munster and Kerry.
Each IDS Branch has a dedicated section here on the webite for local news, events, outings, contact information etc.
Donegal Branch
Connaught Branch
Leinster Branch
Munster Branch
Kerry Branch
New Downloads !!
Most up to date info from the NPWS on Deer Hunting Licences and Deer Shot - available in two reading formats - MS Excel and Adobe PDF for your convenience...
Go to our 'Maps and Charts' Downloads section here and select your version of choice...
Stalking Guides
Garda Firearms Update
Dear Members,
Please read an important message in relation to the New Firearm Renewal Application Form from the Firearms Policy Unit, Garda H.Q,
Irish Deer Society members lead the way
The British Deer Society-Northern Ireland Branch held a BDS Deer Management Course at Baronscourt estate, Co. Tyrone from the 21-25 November 2011.
The course which is run by the British Deer Society and LANTRA as an agricultural/wildlife management qualification is aimed at Deer Managers, but also those with management/strategic responsibility, such as stalkers, landowners, owners of sporting rights and managers who would usually be the 'decision makers' concerning deer management issues appertaining to deer within differing habitats.
See more pictures and read the full article here...
IDS Vision for Deer Management
The Irish Deer Society welcome the draft policy vision for Deer management in Ireland and enclose (see attached) our submissions as requested.
The Irish Deer Society (IDS) is the foremost Deer organisation with the interest of Deer and their management in Ireland. The IDS was formed in 1968 and was active between 1968 and 1976 in the development of the Wildlife Act 1976. From 1976 and to date we have been active in the running of Deer Management and Hunting competency courses and have continued this work to date as an active member of the Deer Alliance HCAP.
Welcome to the Irish Deer Society website
The Irish Deer Society monitors legislation and activities of organisations and agencies that may impact on deer, their habitat and management practices. We hold members’ meetings where one can meet like minded people with a shared and common interest.
A National AGM is held annually, hosted over a spring weekend by one of our four regional branches in either Leinster, Connaught, Kerry or Donegal - which affords members the opportunity to meet members from across the country in an enjoyable and informal setting.
Deer Awareness
Deer Awareness Ireland was launched in 2010 to develop a national register of Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVC’s) throughout Ireland. The main objective was to gather sufficient information on the extent and distribution of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA’s) involving deer, this information would be used to help identify black spots or high risk sections of main roads and possibly even predict future black spots, but also to raise driver awareness of deer related accidents and how to avoid them. A decision to launch the project on a national level follows the success of a small pilot project in County Kildare.
IDS AGM 2012 report
Deer Information
Deer Papers
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Highlands Red Deer
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Sika Deer intrusion
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Extinction of Irish Elk?
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