Duck shooting in Ireland

Duck shooting in Ireland

The duck shooting season runs from 1st September to 31st January inland, and until the 20th February below the high-water mark. Duck shooting varies hugely depending on the style in which it is done.

About duck shooting in ireland

The key aspect is whether the duck are reared or wild as the style of shooting varies somewhat. Many driven duck shoots will rely upon a large reared stock whereas duck flighting for wild duck relies upon fieldcraft and luck. The most common species is mallard but when shooting wild duck, wigeon and teal will make up a large part of the bag.

Duck shooting availability in Ireland

Mulberry Shoot

Ireland

Mulberry Shoot Co. Clare Ireland 2025 / 26 Season: Our season starts 1st of September on duck. From October 1st partridge and duck. From October 21st pheasant, partridge and duck. Our season ends on the 29th February. Quarry: Partridge, pheasant and duck. Dress Code The shoot owner, Game keeper and key staff will be dressed in traditional tweeds (plus 4’s). Not mandatory for guests to wear tweeds. Just ensure you have suitable outdoor winter clothing. Bag Size and pricing: We shoot driven days only and a bag from 200 to 300 per day can be booked in advance. Our pricing is set at €45 per bird plus Vat @9%. VAT receipt available for company payments. Not included in the price is gratuities normally set at a minimum of €100 per person shooting per day). The total price for a day is determined by the bag size booked. A 50% deposit is required to confirm a booking with the balance paid prior to the event. A single day or back to back double days can be booked. Sunday shooting is available. A full team of guns can be from 8 to 10 shooting. Provision Of Guns and Cartridges / Accessories Mulberry Shoot are licensed gun dealers and can provide overseas clients with quality shotguns and cartridges. Leather gun sleeve’s and cartridge bags also provided. All our guns are over and under or side by side. and 12 or 20 gauge. (28 or 410 gauge for young novice guns.) Need to be booked in advance. To save carrying heavy shoot clothing – quality wellington boots (Barbour, Le Chameau) all neoprene lined are available. (Sizes confirmed in advance.) For those wishing to bring their own guns we will provide the necessary license applications and act as your sponsor to bring the guns in. (At the moment the cost to make these applications is €100 per gun. Allow a six week lead time for the application process. Check with your airline to ensure guns will be allowed for transport. Novice and inexperienced Shooters We can accommodate people shooting for the first time. Depending on the experience level we can provide a professional coach / loader if required. Insurance Everyone shooting must be insured. If requested we can arrange suitable insurance for guests. Local Accommodation / Transport Shannon airport is 30 minutes from Mulberry with a variety of excellent accommodation in the same area. We will make recommendations through the booking process. Contact details for quality / reliable local transport service also available. Shoot Day Hospitality Lunch is provided at the shoot lodge and elevenses in the field. When bookings are confirmed we will follow up with the event organiser to discuss menu’s and any special dietary requirements. We pride ourselves in delivering a very special and unique hospitality experience. Cancelation Policy: If for any reason a group cannot travel we will reschedule in the current season and we shoot through February which might help. We will if necessary carry a booking into a new season but in that situation we ask the booking / Bag is increased by 25% or if agreed 30% and that balance is settled at the time of the rescheduled event. Shoot Day Schedule Arrival time 9.00am. Tea, coffee and suitable drinks are available on arrival. (Breakfast if booked). We normally shoot four drives on a day and the draw for peg numbers will take place while everyone is relaxing after arrival. Before a shoot day commences everyone is gathered together for a full safety briefing. Transport is provided to the drives in our ‘Guns Trailer’. The beating and picking -up teams will be organised by the game keeper. The ’shoot lodge’ is the base for shoot day hospitality. This is a charming period lodge, suitably decorated with antique furniture and a warm glowing fire to relax in front of, after a great day’s shooting. For corporate events we deliver at the highest standard. Hospitality: Excellent menus, wine, port and drinks tray provided. Any other detail you require please just ask. Warm regards John Forde Mulberry Shoot

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Artramon Estate

Ireland

“To shoot on the Artramon Estate is to shoot with friends”. From this simple desire comes the gentle welcome that has become The Artramon Shoot. Here you will be greeted with the traditional Irish language welcome of “Cead Mile failte”, a hundred thousand welcomes! Guests will feel at home and relaxed from the moment they arrive in a way that is truly unique to this green island. As we shoot Sundays many guests like to combine a two-day weekend shoot event. The German owned Artramon Estate combines the long family hunting tradition of The Walderdorff’s with the relaxed approach to life and true passion for hunting of the local guides in a fusion that is much enjoyed by all guests. (Perhaps you can also succeed as others have done, in getting the head guide to display his deep knowledge of quality Irish whiskeys and their local manufacturing techniques). Some guests may like to combine a trip to the International Wexford Opera with their visit. In Artramon you can enjoy challenging driven pheasant and duck, walked up shooting; pigeon flighting; wild duck shooting or indeed a day on the World Famous North Slob, home to some of the most challenging wildfowling. Guests coming to Artramon can have a program tailored to their exact desires, a single day or a full week. On a week’s visit The Estate becomes your home and you can decide on whatever program suits you, including free additions such as evening pigeon shooting. Sample program -  **Day 1** **Morning****Afternoon****Day1**Clay- Pigeon practiceDriven Pheasant shoot**Day 2**Wild Duck shootPigeon Shoot over crops**Day 3**Walk-up shootWalk-up shoot**Day 4**Driven Pheasant & DuckDriven Pheasant & Duck**Day 5**Wildfowling on North Slob Sample Rates - Clay pigeon shoot – £10 per gun, plus lowest wholesale cost of clays and cartridges. Evening pigeon shooting – no charge. Pigeon shooting over crops -£50 per gun per day. Driven pheasant & duck - £29 per bird. 100 – 200 bird days available. Morning / Evening Wild duck shoot on estate - £17 per gun. Walk-up shooting £17 per bird.     North Slob Wildfowling £350 per gun per day.

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Brackenhill Shoot

Ireland

Brackenhill shoot is situation on the hills overlooking Mulroy Bay on the North West of Donegal, the rugged and mountainous terrain makes for some excellent and challenging shooting, with over 20 established drives and 3 mountain ponds. Days can be tailoured for 6-8 guns shooting pheasant, partridge and duck, bags ranging from 50-200 birds. From the first of september we can provide driven duck (our duck shooting is driven with the emphasis on quality not quantity) days and driven partridge days or a combination of the two and from november onwards days can be tailored to consist of one of, or a combination of all 3 quarry species. The average day starts at approx 9.30 am, when we meet for tea/coffee in our guns room, as a rule 3 drives are shot in the morning, with a light lunch being served before 1 or 2 drives in the afternoon. Visitors shotgun permits can be arranged if necessary for UK and N Ireland guests at a cost of €40 per gun.

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Donegal Country Sports

Ireland

We offer a wide range of field sports and associated activities, set in some of Irelands most beautiful and untouched highlands. We are in a position to offer red deer stalking and welcome novice stalkers and expierenced alike, we will offer you help in all aspects of your stay. We can also process firearm certificates and deer hunting permits, enabling you to bring your own rifle, or we can provide rifles free of charge. All stalking outings start with the client(s) being collected from the hotel by our Ghillie (guide)(all our ghillies have between 10-30 years experience stalking these areas). Each outing will last 3-4 hours depending on weather conditions and season. We have many high seats and if you would rather hunt from a high seat only, we would only be too pleased to accomodate to clients requests, we can arrange taxidermy and boiling of heads and transport of heads. We also offer a range of wild bird shooting, including woodcock, snipe, duck, pigeon, etc. We can also cater for teams of guns (up to eight) and single clients, for driven pheasant, duck and partridge.

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QC's Rough Shoots and Clays

Ireland

Rough shoot or fish on the West Coast of Ireland Cahersiveen is blessed in many ways, not least with its location mid way around the stunning Ring of Kerry. QC’s is located in the heart of the town of Cahersiveen is able to offer all the advantages of a pub, restaurant and first class accommodation under one roof. And in addition access to the charms of an authentic rural Irish town with eight other pubs to choose from with varying times for last orders ranging from midnight to late February !! The town and its hinterland is constrained between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the MacGillicuddy Reeks to the east. To the north or south wild windswept fields, bogs and woodland. To the west the Atlantic to the east the loughs and rivers. A rough shooters or fishermans heaven on earth. With the accommodation available via QC’s Townhouse, coupled with the food, ambiance and service provided by the restaurant, QC’s and Cahersiveen make for a wonderful base for your shooting or fishing break. We offer a fully inclusive price for all meals, a hearty breakfast to start the day, a wonderful lunch to have on the day and top class diner in our restaurant at night. Gillies can be booked and travel arrangements made on your behalf through QC’s. From 2014 onwards we will operate our own Clay Pigeon shoot in the townlands of Cahersiveen, just minutes from from our award winning Restauarant and townhouse.

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