Animal Health & Welfare, Health and Safety
The idea of extended range culling has a tendency to attract some very negative
associations: YouTube videos for example of trophy hunters taking pot shots at deer feeding
1000 yards away or untrained stalkers competing with each other to see who has shot deer at
the longest range with little regard for the animal’s welfare.
There has been a huge increase in interest in long range shooting, particularly driven by
American hunters, and this has found its way over to the UK. This type of shooting is borne
out of a desire to test one’s abilities and perhaps, massage egos, rather than a specific need
to cull animals. Whilst stalkers should be encouraged to hone their skills at extended to long
range, the only place to do this is on the rifle range.
In the UK the need for the humane culling of deer at extended ranges comes as a result of
two influences; modern farming practices creating open expanses of land where deer that
can’t be culled by other methods gather in apparent safety, and professional stalkers needing
to be in a position to put right clients’ mistakes.
Extended open range culling requires high standards of marksmanship, an in-depth
knowledge of animal behaviour, well-developed decision-making skills and strong selfdiscipline
along with the specific technical know-how associated with ballistics applications
and wind management. It is not for the faint-hearted!
As with all Jelen training, this course has been born from almost 36 years at the top of the
profession, so much so that everything you will learn is from the knowledge and field-based
experience amassed throughout that time.
Select a county from the drop down box to find your nearest UKRS accredited training provider delivering this course.
