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    Oct 05, 2021 3 minutes

    Part of my work is training candidates for the deer stalking certificate (DSC1) qualification. One of the requirements is to assess a candidate’s shooting abilities on deer. This involves shooting into a 5in kill zone on a roe deer silhouette. The target circle cannot be seen at either the 100m or 70m range, so the candidate must know where the zone is.

    It is an expectation that candidates will have shot rifles previously and are therefore capable of carrying out the assessment. My advice to anyone thinking of doing the assessment, but who has had little

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