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Rural Footprint — Take the Survey

Tell us how you are involved in rural life

The survey adapts to you. Select the rural pursuit you are involved in and you will be taken to the survey that covers your activity. Most people complete their survey in one sitting.
A huntsman standing with a pack of hounds in an Irish grass field, with woodland and distant hills beyond

Phase 1

Choose your pursuit group

Phase 1 of the Rural Footprint survey is now open for Hunting with Hounds and Terriers — the first pursuit group to be covered as part of this programme. Surveys covering shooting and conservation, hare coursing, greyhound racing and breeding, and falconry will follow in subsequent phases.
  • Survey open

    Hunting with Hounds and Terriers

    This survey is open to everyone connected to hunting with hounds and terrier work in Ireland — mounted and foot, Masters and members, hunt staff, landowners, supporters, local businesses, and the wider equine and rural economy linked to hunt activity. Select the pathway that best describes your involvement.

    Covers: Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association, Irish Masters of Harriers Association, Irish Foot Harriers Association, Irish Masters of Beagles Association, Irish Masters of Mink Hounds Association, Ward Union Hunt Club, Irish Working Terriers Federation

    Start this survey →
  • Coming soon

    Shooting & Conservation

    This survey will cover game and target shooting, wildfowling, vermin and predator control, deer stalking and population management, and the conservation and habitat management work carried out by affiliated clubs and associations across Ireland.

    Covers: National Association of Regional Game Councils, Wild Deer Association of Ireland, Irish Deer Society

    The Shooting & Conservation survey is not yet open.

    Registration for launch notifications will be available soon.

  • Coming soon

    Hare Coursing

    This survey will cover hare coursing at ICC-licensed courses across Ireland, including the economic and community contribution of affiliated clubs, the managed preserve system, and its role in supporting the Irish hare population.

    Covers: Irish Coursing Club

    The Hare Coursing survey is not yet open.

    Registration for launch notifications will be available soon.

  • Coming soon

    Greyhound Racing & Breeding

    This survey will cover greyhound ownership, breeding, rearing, training, and racing across Ireland, including the economic contribution of regional associations and the livelihoods connected to the greyhound sector.

    Covers: Irish Greyhound Owners & Breeders Association

    The Greyhound Racing & Breeding survey is not yet open.

    Registration for launch notifications will be available soon.

  • Coming soon

    Falconry

    This survey will cover the practice and conservation dimensions of falconry in Ireland, including the economic contribution of the Irish Hawking Club, birds of prey conservation and captive-breeding activity, and the community of falconers across Ireland.

    Covers: Irish Hawking Club

    The Falconry survey is not yet open.

    Registration for launch notifications will be available soon.

Your privacy

How your answers are handled

Research responses do not ask for your name or contact details. If you choose to provide contact details for follow-up, they will be stored separately from your research responses.

Findings are published only in aggregate — as totals and patterns — never as individual responses. If you later choose to register for launch notifications, those details will be held separately from research responses and will never be joined to them.

Rural Footprint is a campaign project commissioned by FACE Ireland.