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Coillte are presently inviting tenders for licences to hunt deer and game on designated areas of their forest estate. 

Catalogues of available licensed area, together with tender forms and tendering instructions, are available for download here. 

The closing date for receipt of tenders is 5pm on Friday 29^th July 2011.  No tenders will be accepted after this date.  Canvassing will disqualify. 

To keep updated with future tender competitions, follow Coillte Outdoors on facebook.  

The Clay Sports Ireland League will continue at Thurles Shooting Grounds on Sunday 17^th July 2011.  It starts at 10.30am with a 20 Euro entry. 

The shooting grounds at Longford Pass, Two-Mile-Borris, will have 50 Bird Shooting and also 15 Bird DTL. 

This is a qualifier for the CSI League in which the final will be held in Naul on 2^nd October, with fantastic prizes on offer.  Bettinsolli O/U, ATA O/U, ATA semi-auto, thousands of cartridges.  Get qualified now! 

For more information, visit the Calendar of Events at www.clayshootingireland.com 

There is weekly practice of DTL and sporting on Thursday at 6.30pm.  For more details contact +353 (0) 86 0723818

Celebrity Chef Valentine Warner has written The Countryside Alliance Foundation’s new Game-to-Eat receipe leaflet, adding rabbit recipes to the traditional partridge, pheasant and venison dishes, in a first for the campaign.  This year’s recipe booklet is the biggest ever, with 16 pages of delicious innovative game recipes specially created by Valentine Warner and beautifully photographed.

Recipes include pheasant with saupiquet sauce, venison chops with creamed spinach, tandoori partridge and wild rabbit ragu. As well as the recipes the leaflet also contains information on game seasons, cooking tips and other ideas to demonstrate the versatility of game, recommending using it in brunch, as a Sunday roast or in family favourites such as shepherd’s pie. 

The Game-to-Eat campaign, now in its 11th year, is dedicated to increasing the eating and enjoyment of British wild game. Valentine Warner joins supportive chefs including Phil Vickery and Mark Hix who have also worked with the campaign to spread the word about the benefits of nature’s harvest. 

Game-to-Eat Director Alexia Robison commented: “Valentine has written some wonderful recipes which we hope will inspire people to try something different, or perhaps even try game for the first time.

The public is increasingly turning to natures own larder and opting for local, seasonal produce. Game’s credentials as healthy and nutritious contribute to its popularity and I hope that game enthusiasts and converts alike all rush to re-recreate Valentine’s delicious dishes.” 

For hard copy versions of the leaflet, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it          

Download now http://www.countrysidelliance.org.uk/gte/file/GtE%20Booklet_2011_web.pdf .

Those who run a shoot or own a shop and would like to order a number of copies to help sell game next season, can order via this link: http://www.gametoeat.co.uk/promotional-material-order

Celebrity Chef Valentine Warner has written The Countryside Alliance Foundation’s new Game-to-Eat receipe leaflet, adding rabbit recipes to the traditional partridge, pheasant and venison dishes, in a first for the campaign.  This year’s recipe booklet is the biggest ever, with 16 pages of delicious innovative game recipes specially created by Valentine Warner and beautifully photographed.

Recipes include pheasant with saupiquet sauce, venison chops with creamed spinach, tandoori partridge and wild rabbit ragu. As well as the recipes the leaflet also contains information on game seasons, cooking tips and other ideas to demonstrate the versatility of game, recommending using it in brunch, as a Sunday roast or in family favourites such as shepherd’s pie.