For hire: deer hunters in Ireland
By: IrishCentral Columnists | Published Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 1:00 PM | Updated Friday, September 9, 2011, 9:58 PM
Deer are fast becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards around the country, especially in Co.Wicklow.
With an over-population of deer in
Ireland, the damage they are doing to horticulture and woodlands is becoming a serious problem according to a new report.
At the launch of the report "Developing a Collaborative Strategy for the Management and Control of Invasive Deer Species for
County Wicklow" commissioned by the Wicklow Deer Management Group, it was revealed that the deer population in Ireland has drastically increased in recent years and they are now at the top of the wild food chain.
The damage caused to woodlands is estimated to be as high as €3,800 ($5,090) per annum.
Experts have said that if the over-population is managed properly it could be a great resource to the country. Venison in Ireland continues to be in great demand and income could be generated from the sporting element of hunting deer also.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.jizzolicious | Jan 04, 2011, 07:24 PM EST
2nd thought ..watch your boys too. Any unprotected hole is game for a Pole.
jizzolicious | Jan 04, 2011, 07:21 PM EST
Sounds like a job for our resident barbarian in Alaska...Sarah Palin
seamusmac | Dec 22, 2010, 02:37 PM EST
Nothing a pack of wolves couldn't sort out.
sirpeter | Dec 22, 2010, 01:50 PM EST
Creakinggate..Stag got your tongue..ha ha ha..Admit defeat have you..ha ha ha....Another victory for the Corkman. ha ha ha.
sirpeter | Dec 20, 2010, 08:21 PM EST
NEWSLETTER (The P.R.O.C): Corkieleakia the southern branch of the of The Royal Daily Liar Newspaper has to-day released what can only be described as the illiterate delusional rantings of a megalomaniac, not seen in the western world since the release of Hitler’s book ..Mein Kampf.Like Mein Kampf the article is full delusional visions of grandeur, mixed with unintelligible ranting about Deer-skin’s and Garda-skin’s and paranoia about possible invasion of Dumpland.It also has a more sinister note in that the writer has visions of crowds of Jackeen’s laughing manically at a person been thrown into the river Whiffy from the new Feck it Bridge.A leading Psychologist was asked by the P.R.O.C newsletter, what it all means.The monocled Psychologist, Dr. Know-De-Loon said the interpretation was quite simple.While it is clear we are dealing with a dangerous megalomaniac, which is not all that uncommon in Dumpland. I feel it is certain key words in his scribbling’s that reveal his deep emotional problems. The key words are.. Pfizer Riser..Deer or Stag...P.r.i.c.k and the Feck It Bridge. In Sigmund Freuds own words he is suffering from a dysfunctional penis.His obsession is quite clear from the Stag which has horns and has virility to the drooping penis-like appendage on the new Feck It Bridge, aptly named by the Jackeen’s after they saw it. This dangerous megalomaniac with a frustrating dysfunctional penis needs to be removed from society as quickly as possible.
Towngate | Dec 20, 2010, 04:39 PM EST
CORKIELEAKIA has today revealed the Truth regarding the events listed below which was posted erroneously, and was an account of the EXPECTED outcome which differs vastly from the ACTUAL events: Vis: ..... the Peoples Republic In Cork-Kerry (P.R.I.C.K) consumed with jealousy of the Pale, enraged by the failure of the ‘Deer-skin Scam’ and the loss of their man to a large Dublin Mountain Larch, vainly despatched another one disguised in a convincing Garda-skin, complete with Warrant Card which enabled him to enter the Pale without suspicion. .......... On beginning his inquiries, he found that nobody could understand a single word he was saying, and kept asking him to repeat himself as they collapsed with hysterical laughter at his attempts to speak The Queens English. A crowd soon gathered and threw him in the Liffey from the magnificent new Beckett Bridge. He sank straight to the bottom of the river. A local wit was heard to remark: “A Cork Garda should’ve floated more!”. ... P.R.I.C.K. have now accepted the supremacy of The Pale and are not planning to send any more eejits up there. ... The Genuine Garda who supplied the False Uniform has been stripped naked and locked in a shed with a half-mad whelp – also naked – who thinks he can write. .....A Garda spokesman said: “Shur ‘twill be the great crack whin dey bote gets ssthaaarvin’ hungry...”
sirpeter | Dec 20, 2010, 06:59 AM EST
News Flash!!Cork Garda forensics and the Special Branch from The Peoples Republic of Cork have traveled to Bleedin Duublin after complaints were made by the Pfizer Riser pharmaceutical plant in Ringnaskiddy on the unfounded slanderous remarks in the Royal Daily Liar newspaper.An elderly man by the name of Towngate who has a sycophantic love of all things British has been arrested and has been extradited to The Peoples Republic of Cork to face charges.When asked by the court why he did it,he broke down in tears and told the court he has been suffering severe mental problems and stress of late,due to a Corkman who has been exposing all his lies on a site known as IrishCentral.When asked by the Judge did he have anymore to say before sentencing.The man fell to his knees and pleaded for mercy,saying he was confused as to weather he was Irish or English and that he now knows he was stupid to take on a man of such caliber from Cork.(There was an audible snigger from the gallery)The Judge said he was more to be pitied then laughed at.Towngate was sentenced to six months at the Irish Re-educational facility for Anglophiles in Ballymuckeen Co Cork.
Towngate | Dec 19, 2010, 02:19 PM EST
STOP AGAIN! Our picture editor has examined the photo above and states that - on close examination - the face of a man can be clearly seen in the neck hairs of the Stag. .../...A Garda spokesman said: " Dis could well be dat Cark-boy hidin' inside the deer before dat misfartunate Larch tree fell on him. If not, it could be someone else. It must be somebody." he added.
sirpeter | Dec 18, 2010, 10:57 PM EST
STOP PRESS!!!STOP THE PRESS NOW!!Creakinggate get your wrinkly ass in here fast!! We can't print this crap!!Do you not think it's a bit far fetched even for you? The body of a man from Cork covered in a deer skin killed by a falling Larch tree while sporting an erection from breathing fumes from the Pfizer Riser factory chimney stack.This paper,The Royal Daily Liar..sponsored by our stuffed,never to die Queen,has a policy that all articles about the Irish must contain 5% truth.It is imperative that at least our cocaine sniffing,drug crazed,English arse licking morons inside the pale believe your crap creakinggate.GO BACK!! you fool and rewrite it..Do it this time RIGHT!!BY ADDING TERRORIST.
Towngate | Dec 18, 2010, 04:01 PM EST
They will. - just waiting for the next Famine!
Mayosligo | Dec 18, 2010, 01:29 PM EST
Deer in traffic are a daily threat here is Southern Illinois. Our deer population is up in spite of the number of deer seasons offered. Venison is very tasty and most people here relish it in all its forms. Deer brats, deer bacon, ground venison, steaks, chops tenderloins,roasts and lovely summer sausage, etc. My advice to Ireland is to eat more venison!
Towngate | Dec 17, 2010, 02:35 PM EST
STOP PRESS! ... A deer has been killed by a falling Larch tree high up in the Dublin Mountains. Forestry workers examined the carcass and found it was in fact the body of man covered in a deer skin. .........The Autopsy revealed his entire body was contaminated by the chemical fumes produced by the chimney stack of the Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in Ringnaskiddy, County Cork where the ‘magic’ anti-impotence pill known as ‘The "Pfizer Riser", which has been known to effect the metabolism of local livestock,is manufactured. ........A Garda spokesman declared: "The poor clown thought he could sneak all the way up here, and then pretend to be a Wicklow Deer to try and creep into Dublin. He must have come from somewhere near the Pfizer plant and got infected. Then,being overexcited by getting so close to his Dream City of Dublin, he forgot to look out for falling trees, like a genuine deer would!" ....In his closing remarks the Coroner said: "This is a serious case of delusional misadventure brought on by an unreasonable desire to aspire to the status of his Masters"............ He added: "I suspect he had spent some time locked up in a shed before he embarked on this fatal plan, which might explain why he appeared so very, very, Pale!”
sirpeter | Dec 16, 2010, 07:03 PM EST
:)
plasticpaddy | Dec 15, 2010, 11:42 PM EST
Sirpeter your posts here are very entertaining, especially about George's post.
sirpeter | Dec 15, 2010, 01:55 PM EST
Are you sure it wasn't the kids next door creakinggate?You do sound like a cranky old codger and kids do that kind of thing for revenge.I just can't see the Wicklow Deer leaving the garden of Ireland for your sh*thole in the pale.
Towngate | Dec 15, 2010, 12:10 PM EST
These wicked Wicklow vermin have done that much damage to my trees alone! I love to see them but would willingly shoot the person who issued their Passports and let them leave Wicklow and violate our sacred Pale!
sirpeter | Dec 15, 2010, 08:25 AM EST
Damage as high as €3,800 a year..Sweet Jesus on a rubber bike.One scumbag where i live could cause more damage and cost on a Saturday night to one bus shelter.Strategy for the Management and Control of Invasive Deer Species,and they had to form a group for that.
Monsoonman | Dec 14, 2010, 08:01 PM EST
This is what we do for animal control in the U.S.: "The Sierra Club and the U.S. Forest Service were presenting an alternative to the Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote population. It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true method of shooting or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had a "more humane" solution to this issue. What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The males would then be castrated and let loose again. This was ACTUALLY proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally an old fellow in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said; "Son, I don't think you understand our problem here . . . these coyotes ain't ######' our sheep . . . they're eatin' 'em!" The meeting never really got back to order "
MAYOLAD | Dec 14, 2010, 05:52 PM EST
We will send some hunters from the U.S, they will take care of the deer and the poles HA HA
seagreen | Dec 14, 2010, 05:46 PM EST
Everything is a hazzard when the Irish get behind the wheel of a vehicle (especially in Donegal)
sirpeter | Dec 14, 2010, 04:53 PM EST
Feckin' Hell Georgy, I have noticed a lack of swans out the lough in Cork..you reckon it's the poles.I did see a pole with white feathers around his mouth in a bus stop and a leg of a horse hanging from his belt.
GeorgeDillon | Dec 14, 2010, 02:58 PM EST
The problem is that many of the killers are foreign migrants. These poachers have already killed countless ducks and swans in Ireland. The Irish have a tradition of not considering swans as food, going back to the ancient Fianna and Children of Lir stories. But the Poles do not have any cultural heritage of that sort, and they are voracious meat eaters (check them out in an Irish supermarket--they hotfoot it to the meat section and ignore everything else). They have also emptied Irish rivers and lakes of fish that the Irish don't consider food e.g pike, etc. Of course they steal salmon and trout too when they get a chance. The Poles eat anything. I would be concerned that they will start to eat Irish horses, since they kill and eat horses back in Poland. And the stupid Irish are unable to protect their natural heritage from this onslaught by foreign parasites. The Irish were given a beautiful country, full of natural wealth. They didn't deserve it, they have been bad stewards, and now they're losing it in front of their eyes.