It’s a big day for Deborah Pritchard. She has always been interested in stalking. But so far she has only shot paper targets on a range. Today she is attending a training day organised by women’s stalking group Artemis – and if she is lucky, at the end of the day she may be able to try for her first roebuck, guided by event host Dave Pullan.
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