The British Deer Society (BDS) – Academic research into deer welfare and habitat, Political lobbying for deer welfare and conservation. Advisors to governmental bodies. You can read the current edition of their quarterly magazine online here – Deer Magazine
Deer Management Qualifications – Awarding Body maintaining the Deer Stalking Certificate qualifications. This is where you will find the full criteria and briefs for both Candidates and Approved Witnesses for DSC2
Useful links for Deer Stalking Certificate Level 1
Ultimate Deer Data – this is an online study resource approved by the DSC1 awarding body offering study revision, mock tests and recognition slides to build your confidence prior to the course and assessments.
You can also test your level of knowledge with online test questions from BASC on the website links below,
It is important to remember that the DSC2 is a practical demonstration of a comprehensive experiential understanding of best practice. Videos from BASC offer examples of this but do not give you this level of competence without experience under good mentors or instructors.
One example of a Gralloch – There are other methods and some more suitable for different scenarios but not all examples found on the internet conform with best practice or hygiene standards!
Lardering – Even if you do not have access to a deer larder you must still fully understand the working and hygiene principles in order to apply them to your own working area and this may be a legal requirement if supplying venison.
