These BASC courses are designed for the sportsman or woman who has recently taken up stalking and is seeking further advice and guidance. The courses will provide an insight into and a wider understanding of deer stalking techniques and deer management. The successful delegate will be awarded the Deer Management Qualifications Deer Stalking Certificate One and Large Game element of Wild Game Meat Hygiene requirements to meet the Food Hygiene regulations 2004.
If bringing your own rifle, it must be a deer legal calibre. Ammunition should be factory produced (no home loaded ammunition), .22 centrefire ammunition must be bullet weight 50 grain or more and 1,000 ft lb muzzle energy. Rifles will be provided for those who do not own one.
Demand for the DSC1 courses is usually very great and places are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis. If you wish to reserve a place, please complete the application form and the BASC Rifle Club Form below and return them to Shooting Standards Dept, BASC, Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham, LL12 0HL with the full course fee (payable to BASC). Course bookings cannot be taken over the phone.
(To book DSC1 courses in Scotland and Northern Ireland please see training courses on Scottish/ Northern Ireland pages )
Cost of Course £290
BASC Rifle Club Enrolment Form
Please note:
NB There is a cancellation fee for candidates that drop out of the course within a certain timescale. If a candidate drops out within 2-3 months of the start date the cost will be £50, if it is within 1-2 months the cost will be £75. If a candidate drops out in under 1 month from the start date none of the course costs will be refunded. Regretfully, BASC is unable to cover any fees committed to organising a course when candidates drop out within one month of the event.
Demand for the stalking courses is usually very great and places are allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis. For further information, please contact your Regional Office, (contact number in the course details) or email
An experienced candidate may wish to undertake the assessment only without the training. This is possible by booking onto an assessment day only, further details and costs available from the Shooting Standards department on 01244 573018
DSC 1 certificates registered prior to 1 May 2006
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18 - 21 June 2013
Location: Greenfields, Dorset
Region: South West
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
28 - 30 June 2013
Location: BASC Scottish Centre Trochry
Region: Scotland
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
23 - 26 July 2013
Location: Thetford, Norfolk
Region: Eastern
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
1 - 4 August 2013
Location: Rossett, North Wales
Region: Wales
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
10 - 13 August 2013
Location: Farnham,Surrey
Region: South East
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
12 - 15 September 2013
Location: Lifton, Devon
Region: South West
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
13 - 16 September 2013
Location: Hexham, Northumberland
Region: Northern
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
17 - 20 September 2013
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Region: Eastern
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
4 - 6 October 2013
Location: BASC Scottish centre Trochry
Region: Scotland
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
8 - 11 October 2013
Location: Thetford, Norfolk
Region: Eastern
Discipline: Deer Stalking Certificate - DSC1
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25 - 26 May 2013
Moira Demense, Moira, Co Armagh
25 May 2013
Oak Lodge, County Durham
26 May 2013
Yielden Gun Club, Newton Bromswold, Northamptonshire