Next HCAP day

Cavan duck buster

Well their lads, i mannage to find a lad with over 3000 acers of land for deer who is close to a friend of mine.
But he dosent want me shooting the land unless i have the course done and passed so just wondering when the next 1 is on.
Thanks lads.

viper123

Cavan duck buster wrote: »

Well their lads, i mannage to find a lad with over 3000 acers of land for deer who is close to a friend of mine.
But he dosent want me shooting the land unless i have the course done and passed so just wondering when the next 1 is on.
Thanks lads.

I heard at the last one that the next shooting day is going to be May of next year so you'll miss the season unless you can change his mind! Of course I'll happily let you watch me use that land in the meantime

Cavan duck buster

viper123 wrote: »

I'll happily let you watch me use that land in the meantime

Haha i don't think i'll get it back after ya :P

Cass

There are between 2 to 3 Hcaps exams per year. Always held after the last season and before the next. So between March and August of each year. So as said above the next one will be at least April, possibly May next year.

Do you mind me asking why he wants the Hcap? It is normally reserved for Coilte leases, but is not a necessity for private lands. Your insurance and competence should be all that is needed.

Cavan duck buster

Cass wrote: »

There are between 2 to 3 Hcaps exams per year. Always held after the last season and before the next. So between March and August of each year. So as said above the next one will be at least April, possibly May next year.

Do you mind me asking why he wants the Hcap? It is normally reserved for Coilte leases, but is not a necessity for private lands. Your insurance and competence should be all that is needed.

Thanks cass.
Ya all the land is coitle and he requires the HCAP and insurence to allow me to shoot.

Cass

You'll have to excuse me as i don't know much about how the Coilte shooting is arranged, but do you not need a lease for this? If i'm being nosy tell me to piss off.

As for the HCAP. Afraid unless they can hold an individual session, exam, range test for you you're out of luck.

Cavan duck buster

Cass wrote: »

You'll have to excuse me as i don't know much about how the Coilte shooting is arranged, but do you not need a lease for this? If i'm being nosy tell me to piss off.

As for the HCAP. Afraid unless they can hold an individual session, exam, range test for you you're out of luck.

Na i don't mind, to be fair i don't have a clue on how it works but he said as a friend of his he can let me go for a year but only problem is that the HCAP is all finished and will sign me on for the licence but if i would want him to sign me on again it's going to cost

Now i rang a fella from the Deer alliance and he told to watch the blog section after October 9th as they are going to try and see if they can come up with another course day or two so i may be waiting a while but should be in business in a months

Cass

Might not be too bad so.

Hope it works out for ya.

Cavan duck buster

Thanks i Hope so Too

viper123

Cavan duck buster wrote: »

Thanks cass.
Ya all the land is coitle and he requires the HCAP and insurence to allow me to shoot.

I don't really understand this part. If the land is Coillte then you would indeed need a HCAP to shoot on it, would you not however also need to be the nominated stalker through the Coillte leasing process? If it is his own private land then you wouldn't - but how is it his land and also Coilltes?

Cavan duck buster

viper123 wrote: »

I don't really understand this part. If the land is Coillte then you would indeed need a HCAP to shoot on it, would you not however also need to be the nominated stalker through the Coillte leasing process? If it is his own private land then you wouldn't - but how is it his land and also Coilltes?

Well he works as a park ranger and has atturity off the land i think