LETTER OF THE WEEK
Is a DSC course worth the money?
I enjoy reading Shooting Times from front to back and one article stood out (‘New consultation on deer management launched’, News, 17 August). There appears to be a great emphasis on everyone stalking and controlling deer numbers (professionally or recreationally) to have a certificate before doing so. This, to me, is one big money-making ploy for the organisers. There are some of us who have stalked for many years — myself over 25 years — successfully.
I recall being asked by a professional stalker in Sutherland, where I have stalked, accompanied and unaccompanied, if I had Deer Stalking Certificate (DSC)
