Training

To continue our guide to stalking, I want to discuss the merits and process of formal assessment through Deer Management Qualifications (DMQ), which provide the industry-recognised standard in Deer Stalking Certificates (DSC) Level 1 and 2.

Anyone wishing to apply for the grant of a firearms certificate (FAC) will almost always be required to achieve or commit to taking DSC1. Rightly or wrongly, it is pretty much essential to receive the grant for any deer-legal rifle and it’s a requirement for a stalking lease. That said, most people who undertake DMQ training and assessment do so because they want to learn and understand more about deer and deer management.

I should add that I have run many courses