Here’s a video of one of our young members doing a bit of crop protection. Shooting pigeons that are plaguing a local farmers wheat field. Pigeon are classified as a vermin species in Ireland and can do serious damage to … Continued
Rathcormac Gun Club Pheasant release pens, Following from many years of failed pheasant release programmes, which involved keeping pheasant chicks in “domestic chicken” like conditions with daily human contact and then releasing them into the wild following netting and many … Continued
Rathcormac Gun Club members seen here presenting a cheque for €2124.90 to Kathleen O Regan assistant treasurer for the Sinead Kearney Lyme Treatment Fund.Colman Howard ,club chairman, would like to thank anyone who helped in any way to make their … Continued
Sunday, November 4th and its 8.30am. The morning is crisp and dry and I’m taking my young Brittany spaniel bitch for her first day’s shooting and my shooting partner today is Eoin Howard, a good shot and a pleasant lad … Continued
A typical November day, cold and dry, I was collected for a day’s shooting by Colman Howard, the owner of two Brittany dogs, “Ben the boss” and “Toby”. We met up with two other lads for the day’s shoot, Liam … Continued
A good friend of mine asked me to join him for a day’s walk-up rough shooting, I accepted without hesitation. The day was organized by the owner of Ballyvonaire House, a beautiful 18th century estate standing on over twelve hundred … Continued
The main aim of the Rathcormac Gun Club is promoting sporting excellence and developing sustainable shooting in the community.
A day’s pheasant shooting in Rathcormac Parish preserves by some of our younger members.
Ireland has some of the best pigeon shooting during the summer months. Here are some of our members enjoying a day in the sun in Cork shooting pigeons over barley.
A collection of images of our successful pheasant release and conservation programme. It involves, breeding, hatching the pheasants from eggs all the way up to releasing into the wild in the area.