BASC is a founding member of Deer Management Qualifications (DMQ). A partnership of organisations concerned with servicing deer stalkers and involved in deer management and welfare, DMQ has agreed national standards to which deer stalkers may aspire. As such, DMQ operates as the awarding body for the Deer Stalking Certificate 1 and 2. The Deer Stalking Certificate may be obtained through registration at a number of DMQ assessment centres.
Some of the organisations currently participating in WDM include:
To find out more about registering for the Deer Stalking Certificate (DSC) then click here to email the BASC Assessment Centre.
Chronic Wasting Disease Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as Cervid Wasting Disease, is a highly infectious, fatal disease which has devastated some populations of wild and farmed deer in North America. CWD has very recently been diagnosed in four separate cases in Scandinavia, in a wild reindeer and also
Quarry species and shooting seasons Advice Seasons Species There are a number of gamebirds, waterfowl (ducks, geese and waders) and other bird species, as well as mammals, which can be shot legally. For many there is a close season when it is illegal to shoot them, and this helps to
Humane Dispatch Insurance All BASC members, regardless of the level of membership (excluding supporters), are covered under the association’s group liability insurance policy as part of their membership for the humane dispatch of animals, within the normal course of their recreational shooting. In addition, members who are approved by authorities
