The following Candidates (45 total) are deemed to be HCAP-Certified following successful completion of their HCAP Assessment following the  Range Test held on 26th May 2018 (names, followed by HCAP Number).

Date of Certification: 26th May 2018.

Bermingham, Jeffrey, 2018/0065
Brady, Ashton, 2018/0074
Brock, Denis, 2018/0060
Buston, Evin, 2018/0077
Butler, Jamie, 2018/0084
Butler, Seamus, 2018/0083
Carolan, David, 2018/0061
Cashman, Vincent, 2018/0006
Chan, Bobby, 2017/0139
Chan, Ryan, 2017/0140
Coffey, Joe, 2018/0088
Cullen, Jonathan, 2018/0064
Doherty, Keith, 2018/0062
Fox, Denis, 2017/0118
Gacesa, Milorad, 2018/0033
Gallagher, Thomas, 2018/0034
Gallagher, William, 2018/0067
Graham, David, 2018/0028
Hickey, Gary, 2017/0176
Horan, Ben, 2018/0076
Howell, Myles, 2017/0179
Kehoe, Declan, 2018/0079
Keyes, Patrick, 2018/0089
Lambert, Jimmy, 2018/0087
Langrell, Will, 2018/0066
Lennon, Stephen, 2018/0052
Lynch, Kevin, 2017/0124
Macari, Costantino, 2018/0054
McDermott, Tony, 2018/0072
McKeown, Garth, 2018/0059
Meaney, Michael, 2018/0093
Murphy, Kenneth, 2018/0055
Murray, Patrick, 2017/0178
Murtagh, Damien, 2018/0071
Ochwat, Ryszard, 2018/0046
O’Mahony, Killian, 2017/0200
Ryan, James, 2018/0063
Scanlon, John, 2017/0121
Shortall, William, 2018/0081
Smyth, Gary, 2015/0017
Sikora, Krzysztof, 2018/0056
O’Sullivan, Pat, 2018/0085
Tuohy, Denis, 2018/0091
Walker, David, 2018/0078

All Candidates in attendance were successful and were presented with their HCAP Certificates, ID Cards and Badges at the conclusion of their successful Range Test. A high standard of marksmanship was evident from all candidates. Thanks go to HCAP Range Officers Pat Scully and Liam McGarry for their able administration of the Range Test, also to Tony Saunders and all at Midland National Shooting Centre of Ireland for their very professional management of the Test on the Range.

There were 15 qualified Deferrals/No-Shows, who will have their opportunity of completing the Range Test stage of HCAP on 14th July 2018.

DEFERRALS/NO-SHOWS

Brown, Martin, 2017/0116
Butler, Rupert, 2018/0086
Corcoran, David, 2017/0166
Duggan, Jamie, 2018/0057
Flynn, David, 2018/0053
Galvin, Emmet, 2018/0005
Hourigan, Gerard, 2017/0187
Ivanoff, Eftim, 2018/0050
Keyes, Paul, 2018/0090
McCann, Jim, 2017/0098
Monaghan, Jason, 2018/0020
O’Keeffe, Danny, 2018/0012
O’Reilly, Wesley, 2018/0073
Shanahan, Maurice, 2018/0058
Spencer-Jones, Luke, 2017/0024

Note: Candidates who miss two successive Range Tests due to Deferral for good reason or No-Show without notice will be de-listed as Eligible Candidates and  will be required to re-apply (Range Test only) and pay the standard Repeat Fee of €50.00 if they wish to complete the programme.

HCAP Certificate. Click to enlarge image

Successful Candidates in the Deer Alliance Hunter Competence Assessment Programme (HCAP) each receive individual signed and sealed Certificates together with a wallet-size HCAP-Certified Hunter ID Card with individual name and number, and a HCAP badge. The HCAP badge is available only to HCAP-Certified Candidates and is not generally available.

The wallet ID card and Badge have been available only since 2017. Candidates qualifying in previous years can obtain theirs by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Deer Alliance, PO Box 1, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Replacement Certificates can be obtained by emailing Candidate name, HCAP number and current address to deeralliance@gmail.com (or by text to 086 1927 845).

HCAP ID Card and badge. Click to enlarge image

The Range Test for HCAP Candidates having successfully completed their MCQ on 5th & 12th May 2018 will take place on Saturday 26th May 2018 at the Midland National Shooting Ground, Blue Ball, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, commencing at 10.00 a.m. sharp. Candidates should be present from 9.30 a.m. in order to sign in and to exhibit their current Firearms Certificate and evidence of insurance. Candidates are listed alphabetically and will shoot in firing details of multiple shooters (minimum twenty shooters in each detail). Procedures to be followed at each Range Test are posted separately.

This list includes some Candidates who previously deferred their Range Test but who remain eligible to participate on 26th May 2018.

The following is the list of eligible candidates:

Bermingham, Jeffrey, 2018/0065
Brady, Ashton, 2018/0074
Brock, Denis, 2018/0060
Brown, Martin, 2017/0116
Buston, Evin, 2018/0077
Buston, Evin, 2018/0077
Butler, Jamie, 2018/0084
Butler, Rupert, 2018/0086
Butler, Seamus, 2018/0083
Carolan, David, 2018/0061
Cashman, Vincent, 2018/0006
Chan, Bobby, 2017/0139
Chan, Ryan, 2017/0140
Coffey, Joe, 2018/0088
Corcoran, David, 2017/0166
Cullen, Jonathan, 2018/0064
Doherty, Keith, 2018/0062
Duggan, Jamie, 2018/0057
Flynn, David, 2018/0053
Fox, Denis, 2017/0118
Gacesa, Milorad, 2018/0033
Gallagher, Thomas, 2018/0034
Gallagher, William, 2018/0067
Galvin, Emmet, 2018/0005
Graham, David, 2018/0028
Hickey, Gary, 2017/0176
Horan, Ben, 2018/0076
Howell, Myles, 2017/0179
Hourigan, Gerard, 2017/0187
Ivanoff, Eftim, 2018/0050
Kehoe, Declan, 2018/0079
Keys, Patrick, 2018/0089
Keys, Paul, 2018/0090
Lambert, Jimmy, 2018/0087
Langrell, Will, 2018/0066
Lennon, Stephen, 2018/0052
Lynch, Kevin, 2017/0124
Macari, Constantino, 2018/0054
McCann, Jim, 2017/0098
McDermott, Tony, 2018/0072
McKeown, Garth, 2018/0059
Meaney, Michael, 2018/0093
Monaghan, Jason, 2018/0020
Murphy, Kenneth, 2018/0055
Murray, Patrick, 2017/0178
Murtagh, Damien, 2018/0071
Ochwat, Ryszard, 2018/0046
O’Keeffe, Danny, 2018/0012
O’Mahony, Killian, 2017/0200
O’Reilly, Wesley, 2018/0073
Ryan, James, 2018/0063
Scanlon, John, 2017/0121
Shanahan, Maurice, 2018/0058
Shortall, William, 2018/0081
Smyth, Gary, 2015/0017
Sikora, Krzysztof, 2018/0056
Spencer-Jones, Luke, 2017/0024
Sullivan, Pat, 2018/0085
Tuohy, Denis, 2018/0091
Walker, David, 2018/0078

The following candidates (HCAP numbers, followed by mark achieved) were successful in the HCAP MCQ held in Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny, on Saturday 5th May 2018 and are eligible to participate in the HCAP Range Test to be held at the Midlands Range on Saturday 26th May 2018. Procedures for Range Tests will be posted here separately in due course.

In addition, Eligible Candidates who were Deferrals or No-Shows at the Range Test held on Saturday 24th March 2018 will be eligible to participate on 26th May 2018 and will be added to the list of names when posted here.

Candidates who were Deferrals or No-Shows at this MCQ on 12th May 2018 will be carried forward to the next scheduled MCQ (June 2018, date and venue to be announced here shortly).

2018/0077, 94%, Pass
2018/0084, 92%, Pass
2018/0086, 94%, Pass
2018/0083, 94%, Pass
2018/0089, 80%, Pass
2018/0087, 98%, Pass
2018/0093, 80%, Pass
2018/0081, 90%, Pass
2018/0085, 80%, Pass
2018/0091, 100%, Pass
2018/0078, 100%, Pass
2018/0079, 100%, Pass
2018/0088, 88%, Pass

Note: Candidate No. 2018/0088 appears to have used an incorrect number (2018/0079) as no paper was submitted with the number 2018/0088 but two papers bearing the number 2018/0079 were submitted. In these circumstances, where the HCAP Examiner has no way of determining which paper carries the correct number and as both Candidates passed the MCQ, the higher Pass mark of 100% is awarded to Candidate Number 2018/0079 and the lower Pass mark of 88% is awarded to Candidate Number 2018/0088.

The following candidate (HCAP number, followed by mark achieved) was unsuccessful and is required to re-sit the MCQ stage before proceeding to any Range Test. The application fee for Repeat Candidates is €50.00. “Fail” grades may be appealed to the HCAP Assessment Committee, subject to written application accompanied by re-checking fee, €50.00. Where written application for re-checking is received, it is reviewed by the Committee at the next scheduled Committee meeting following receipt of application. Applications for re-checking must be received within 10 (ten) days of publication of results on this blog. A “Fail” Candidate from 12th May 2018 will have an opportunity to re-sit the MCQ in June 2018, subject to applying as Repeat Candidates.

2018/0090, 72%, Fail

CANDIDATES ATTENDING HCAP MCQ FOR MEMBERS OF IFA & IFA COUNTRYSIDE

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Deer Alliance HCAP were pleased to run a closed HCAP Training Workshop and MCQ in Portlaoise on Saturday 12th May 2018 for members of the Irish Farmers’ Association and IFA Countryside at the request of IFA Farm Business Skillnet, who subsidised candidates as part of the IFA’s ongoing commitment to training for members. Farm Business Skillnet is the training division of IFA, providing training and up-skilling to both the IFA volunteer structure and to groups of IFA members.

Coming in the wake of a similar event organised at the request of National Parks & Wildlife Service for NPWS Field Staff (Conservation Rangers and District Managers) earlier this year, Deer Alliance were pleased to receive this further endorsement of the Hunter Competence Assessment Programme (HCAP).

HCAP is now in its fifteenth year of operation and has processed over 2700 licensed hunters since commencement of assessments and certification.

The next HCAP MCQ will take place in June 2018, date to be announced here shortly, with supporting Range Test in July 2018.

Candidates at the HCAP MCQ on Saturday 5th May 2018 (Click to enlarge)

The following candidates (HCAP numbers, followed by mark achieved) were successful in the HCAP MCQ held in Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny, on Saturday 5th May 2018 and are eligible to participate in the HCAP Range Test to be held at the Midlands Range on Saturday 26th May 2018. Procedures for Range Tests will be posted here separately in due course.

In addition, Eligible Candidates who were Deferrals or No-Shows at the Range Test held on Saturday 24th March 2018 will be eligible to participate on 26th May 2018 and will be added to the list of names when posted here.

Candidates who were Deferrals or No-Shows at this MCQ on 5th May 2018 will be carried forward to the next scheduled MCQ in June 2018, date to be announced here shortly.

Congratulations to all who achieved success, bad luck to those who did not.

2018/0054, 90%, Pass
2018/0072, 94%, Pass
2018/0059, 94%, Pass
2018/0055, 84%, Pass
2018/0071, 88%, Pass
2017/0200, 98%, Pass
2018/0065, 94%, Pass
2018/0074, 86%, Pass
2018/0060, 98%, Pass
2018/0061, 94%, Pass
2018/0006, 88%, Pass
2018/0064, 98%, Pass
2018/0062, 80%, Pass
2018/0067, 92%, Pass
2018/0005, 98%, Pass
2018/0028, 92%, Pass
2017/0176, 92%, Pass
2018/0076, 92%, Pass
2017/0187, 80%, Pass
2018/0050, 96%, Pass
2018/0066, 98%, Pass
2018/0052, 82%, Pass
2018/0073, 90%, Pass
2018/0063, 80%, Pass
2018/0058, 80%, Pass
2018/0056, 98%, Pass
2018/0057, 90%, Pass
2018/0053, 92%, Pass
2017/0118, 92%, Pass
2018/0034, 96%, Pass

The following candidates (HCAP number, followed by mark achieved) were unsuccessful and are required to re-sit the MCQ stage before proceeding to any Range Test. The application fee for Repeat Candidates is €50.00. “Fail” grades may be appealed to the HCAP Assessment Committee, subject to written application accompanied by re-checking fee, €50.00. Where written application for re-checking is received, it is reviewed by the Committee at the next scheduled Committee meeting following receipt of application. Applications for re-checking must be received within 10 (ten) days of publication of results on this blog. “Fail” Candidates from 5th May 2018 will have an opportunity to re-sit the MCQ in June 2018, subject to applying as Repeat Candidates.

2018/0068, 64%, Fail
2018/0070, 72%, Fail
2017/0198, 66%, Fail
2018/0003, 70%, Fail

The Deer Alliance Stalker Training Manual is available for purchase by Candidates for HCAP assessment and certification. To purchase the Manual go to Online Applications on the Home Page of the Deer Alliance website.

Cost €35.00 including post & packaging.

The Stalker Training Manual is an invaluable guide to best-practice approaches to deer management and deer control in Ireland, covering principles of deer management, basic deer biology, Red deer, Sika deer and Fallow deer, deer stalking aids and techniques, rifles, ballistics and zeroing, firearms safety, deer hunting and the law, carcase handling and disease recognition, forestry and deer, impacts of deer on nature conservation habitats and many other topics in detail, over 160 well-illustrated pages.

The following Candidates remain eligible to participate in the next scheduled HCAP MCQ following the MCQ held on 5th May 2018 (being Deferrals or No-Shows on 5th May 2018):

Breslin, Charles, 2018/0075
Dallaghan, Maurice, 2018/0069
Delaney, Liam, 2017/0175
Flaherty, James, 2018/0051
Forde, Desmond, 2017/0177
Hegarty, Michael, 2017/0186
Hyland, Enda, 2017/0181
Joyce, James, 2017/0183
Lane, Michael, 2017/0081
McManus, Rory, 2017/0184
Mullen, Philip, 2017/0180
O’Hanlon, Chris, 2017/191
Smyth, Gary, 2017/0182
Tice, Patrick, 2018/0007

The date of the next HCAP MCQ has not been fixed but will take place in June 2018 (date to be confirmed) and will be posted here when finalised.

Coillte Teoranta have published their Catalogue of Available Areas for Deer Hunting Licences for the five-year period commencing September 2018 (tender competition). Click on the link below to view or download the Catalogue.

Coillte Deer Hunting Licences 2018, Primary Tender Competition

Applications for Deer Hunting Licences (DHLs) are now open.

Applications, accompanied by the necessary permissions, should be submitted not later than 30th June 2018. Applications received after that date are unlikely to be granted and issued in time for the Opening of the Season on 1st September 2018.

For details and to download 2018/2019 Deer Hunting Circular, Application Form, Guidance Note and Landowner Permission Form, click on the link below.

DHLs Season 2018-2019