DEER STALKING CERTIFICATE 1 (DSC1)
DSC1 is an industry recognised qualification for UK deer stalkers and estate managers. It is a largely a knowledge-based qualification which enables candidates to demonstrate their understanding of deer management principles and meat hygiene and shows competence in firearm safety and live firing at simulated deer targets.
The DSC1 qualification is seen as a minimum standard for deer stalkers and is likely to be a requirement for those wanting to join a shooting syndicate, lease land for stalking or stalk unaccompanied in the UK.
OUR COURSE LEARNING OUTLINE
Your course will start with 2 months of online training provided by DSC Training. Additional months are available if you would like to start the training earlier, this is £8 per month payable directly to DSC Training when your Line of Sight online training finishes. Once your 2 months runs out, Steve from DSC will drop you a line with the details of how to extend.
You will receive a memory stick or a download link which contains the latest edition of the Training Manual for Deer Stalkers. A hard copy is available at an additional cost plus shipping. This will contain all the information you need to pass the assessments, including all the questions from the question bank and mock test papers.
A WhatsApp group will be set up to keep all the course informed of any changes and to ask any questions relevant to the course and exchange information.
The assessment day will be in 2 parts, a range activity where you will have to fire 6 rounds from various positions at a simulated deer along with a practical safety assessment. The live firing will be followed by the classroom assessments where you will sit all the multiple choice papers and visual questions required to gain the qualification of DSC1. Results will be sent directly to you within 8 weeks of the course assessment day.
Your assessment location for the live firing will be close to Strathdon AB36 8UL. Your classroom assessments will take place in Tarland AB34 4YL
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT LOCATIONS
If you have a group of 6 or more from your local area, we are able to cary out the DSC1 assessment in a location suitable for you providing you have a safe shooting area and a suitable classroom (call or email to discuss).
COURSE COSTS
The cost of the course is £325 payable on booking.
CANCELLATION
Should there not be enough course attendees, Line of Sight Limited reserve the right to cancel the course or provide an alternative date. If you book any accommodation please make sure that it is possible to cancel, Line of Sight Limited will not be responsible for any losses incurred.
If you cancel:
- More than 8 weeks prior to the assessment day – full refund (provided no training material has been provided)
- Less than 8 weeks but more than 4 weeks prior to assessment day – 60% course costs refunded
- Less than 4 weeks but more than 2 weeks to assessment day – 25% refund.
- Less than 2 weeks to assessment day – 0% refund.
LIVE FIRING
- The course is open to FAC and non FAC holders – FAC holders will be required to produce their in-date FAC on the day.
- Firearms and ammunition will be available for non FAC holders, ammunition is priced at £2 per round which includes the use of the firearm.
- All course attendees will be required to sign a section 21 declaration.
- All ammunition used for the shoot must be of a nature suitable for deer stalking.
- All ammunition will be collected in at the start of the range package and held in a central location, course attendees are to package their individual ammunition and label with their name.
