Bogwarrior 1 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Lads, have recently decided im leaving my gun club. long story short, they have no interest in anything other than pheasants.and they have a ban on members working lurchers, terriers, ferreting, digging etc. Have any of ye single membership insurance that covers all fieldsports? So far its looking like im going to IFA countryside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Bogwarrior, the Countryside Alliance will insure you as an individual but the best seems to be the deal that the Irish Working Terrier Federation can get you if you join. But, I find it hard to believe that your gun club has a ban on terriers, lurchers and ferrets. The NARGC insurance covers all those things if your carrying out pest control while a member on gun club land. Someone's telling you lies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bogwarrior 1 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Cheers for the reply neil yep hard to believe, but thats the black and white of it. I was secretary up until last weekend,and refused to be put in for it again because of it. A lot of it is because last year there was lads coursing some of the land the gun club have permission for, but the lads working the dogs hadn't. Landowners got a bit upset over usual sh!te like scaring livestock,breaking fences etc that and a lack of knowledge on my clubs behalf is the reason for the ban Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 If you have permission to use lurchers ,terriers or ferrets off the landowner there's nothing the gun club can do about it. If it's the land owner who has said that terriers etc. are banned then there's nothing the gun club or you as an individual can do. If your club has brought in a rule saying that members can not use terriers etc. on their lands then I can guarantee that they have no right to do that. One reason being is that Gun Clubs should offer a free vermin control service to their farmers and terriers and ferrets are important tools in vermin control. Another thing, not everyone shoots over springers and labs so is your club telling you what dogs to use ? If your club has chanced their arm and brought in that rule then if I was you I'd see the farmers personally and get your insurance elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Cheers for the reply neil yep hard to believe, but thats the black and white of it. I was secretary up until last weekend,and refused to be put in for it again because of it. A lot of it is because last year there was lads coursing some of the land the gun club have permission for, but the lads working the dogs hadn't. Landowners got a bit upset over usual sh!te like scaring livestock,breaking fences etc that and a lack of knowledge on my clubs behalf is the reason for the ban weve had a bit of trouble with these gun clubs a few times out coursing,we asked the farmer could we go on he says work away then yer man comes down the road screaming lol, he have 1 of them iwtf stickers in his car window said it was his clubs land lol,give some of these men an inch they take a mile..were still hunting there they put signs up but the farmer says take no notice of them they shouldnt be shooting hares anyway, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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