Pheasant social is on this Saturday
The annual Cock Pheasant of the Day Competition and Social for South Sligo takes place this Saturday night, November 4 th from 9pm at the Border Collie Pub in Tourlestrane.
This is the 34 th annual event, and is run under the auspices of gun clubs from Tubbercurry and Cloonacool. It is organised as a charity fundraiser, and each year a charity is chosen as beneficiary where good work has been done in the area. Beneficiaries in the past have included Northwest Hospice, Irish Heart Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Association, Order of Malta, Diabetes Federation, Sligo Oncology Unit and other various schools and organisations at a local level. Over the years over €50,000 has been donated from this event.
This year’s beneficiary is the Neo-Natal Unit at of Sligo General Hospital, as a local new born child benefited greatly from services provided in the Neo-Natal Unit. The Pheasant Shooting season opens on this Wednesday November 1st and the social event is held on Saturday 4 th. A selection of birds shot over the opening few days are entered into the competition to judge the best birds shot for taxidermy purposes. There are also awards for longest and heaviest birds plus one for bird with whitest collar. Music is provided by local artists and novelty auctions and raffle is held to help raise monies. The event is open to everybody and people can come along to support the enjoyable event. If you cannot make it, donations can be forwarded to Roger McCarrick, Tubbercurry or Robert Lundy, Cashel Tubbercurry.