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The HCAP

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  • 10-09-2009 9:29pm
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    Deer Hunter DL
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭


    Is the hcap hard to pass , and where can one do it ??


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    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    Deer Hunter DL wrote: »
    Is the hcap hard to pass , and where can one do it ??

    no is the simple answer.you best go onto there web site to look for dates


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    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    60 of us took the HCAP MCQ exam last Wednesday night at Laragh in Wicklow. You must correctly answer 40 from 50 questions 80% pass mark.
    Some of the questions were hard enough but if you read the HCAP manual and get as much other reading in you should pass.

    A good place to start is
    http://www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/

    Next is a range test to show that you are able to shoot a rifle and know your safety around guns.


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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Did you do the HCAP with the WDAI or the (infamous) IDS?
    I only ask because the WDAI practice of putting names up on the web is to my mind not the best for security.
    I could be a touch paranoid but then again:D


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    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Did you do the HCAP with the WDAI or the (infamous) IDS?
    I only ask because the WDAI practice of putting names up on the web is to my mind not the best for security.
    I could be a touch paranoid but then again:D

    Irish Deer Society

    Results next week.................:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


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    diveshark
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭diveshark


    only hunting deer with friends for one season as observer, just did the HCAP test last week. Studied the manual they provide, took some notes and passed. Easy read if interested in the subject. READ the questions carefully before answering though!


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    Sfinn
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Sfinn


    For the target assessment, do you need to have the correct caliber i.e. .243 or greater.

    Can the use of a .22/.17 be enough to demonstrate acceptance?


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    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    Sfinn wrote: »
    For the target assessment, do you need to have the correct caliber i.e. .243 or greater.

    Can the use of a .22/.17 be enough to demonstrate acceptance?

    no you have to have a legal stalking cal ,for obvious reasons


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    Sfinn
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Sfinn


    Ok, thanks, its look like I'm going to have to invest upfront.:eek:


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