SIKA HIND – THE HCAP DEER TARGET – AIM POINT, HEART & LUNG AREA
DEFINED BY A THIN BLACK LINE ON THE PAPER TARGET.

The Deer Alliance Advanced Marksmanship Course 2016 will take place at the Midland National Shooting Range, Blue Ball, Tullamore, Co. Offaly on Saturday 28th May 2016. The list of eligible candidates is shown below (applications are now closed).

This event is a new addition to the Deer Alliance annual calendar of events and is primarily a test of accuracy and high achievement in marksmanship over fifteen rounds of deer-legal ammunition on a deer-shaped target at a range of 100 metres in three positions (prone, kneeling/sitting and standing, five rounds in each position). All shots must be contained within the heart & lung killing zone on the HCAP deer target.

All candidates must be HCAP-Certified to participate.

The test of marksmanship is supported by a short series of lectures covering areas including safe handling, storage and carriage of firearms and ammunition, ballistics, choice of telescopic sights, efficient zeroing of the rifle and telescopic sights and safety and risk assessment in the field.

Start time is 11.00 a.m. sharp. All candidates must attend the scheduled lectures. The Marksmanship Test will commence at 2.00 approximately.

All successful candidates achieving 100% success in the Range Test will be awarded the Deer Alliance Certificate in Advanced Marksmanship.

Candidates dropping one round or more during the Course of Fire will be entitled to withdraw without firing further rounds. One Repeat Course of Fire only will be allowed on the day.

ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

Browne, Michael, 2008/0073
Colfer, Michael, J., 2013/0081
Culleton, Christopher, 2015/0027
Dempsey, Timothy, 2012/0060
Forde, Neil, 2005/02/0015
Hennessy, John, 2005/03/0001
Keegan, Cathal, 2015/0095
Keegan, Michael, 2012/0099
Mac Giolla Coda, Michael, 2005/03/0018
Morehead, John, 2005/01/0013
Nolan, Jack, 2005/03/0003
O’Keeffe, Pat, 2007/0033
O’Reilly, Stephen, 2007/0141
O’Sullivan, Gerard, 2008/0032
Reynolds, Karl, 2014/0021
Roest, Jack, 2007/0116
Stewart, Thomas, 2005/05/0021
Treacy, Johanna, 2014/0104
Wilson, Ian, 2009/0193
Wilson, Matthew, 2006/0035

Wishing all candidates every success on the day.