How Many Stalkers Hold the Advanced Deer Management Qualification?

[Krabryn]

It must be growing but to what current level? What % of stalkers hold the qualification?
Courses are offered by the BDS (not seemingly by BASC) and by Jelen. Any other concerns offering these courses?

Cheers, K

 

[Monkey Spanker]

Did mine in 2007 with the BDS who were the only providers.
MS

 

[Hootsman]

I have just passed mine with Jelen it was hard goin but brilliant at the same time. cheers Hootsman

 

[User00001]

Done the Sparsholt ANC in Deer Management then the BDS course and, most recently, the Jelen one.

 

[Monkey Spanker]

Done the Sparsholt ANC in Deer Management then the BDS course and, most recently, the Jelen one.

That's interesting to hear of someone that has done both! How did they compare?
MS

 

[Kershaw]

+1

I was on the same course with Hootsman.

Cheers

Robin

 

[ajr]

It must be growing but to what current level? What % of stalkers hold the qualification?
Courses are offered by the BDS (not seemingly by BASC) and by Jelen. Any other concerns offering these courses?

Cheers, K

did my advanced deer management with Jelen a few weeks ago had an email to say I have passed awaiting for certificate to arrive.

 

[Paul 600]

Done it years ago. If I had the time I might do it again to see what's changed.

 

[Jelendeer]

Did the first ever Advanced National Certificate in Deer Management at Sparsholt College.

Regards,

Mike

Mike Allison
Managing Director - Jelen Deer Services

 

[NeilG]

It must be growing but to what current level? What % of stalkers hold the qualification?
Courses are offered by the BDS (not seemingly by BASC) and by Jelen. Any other concerns offering these courses?

Cheers, K

I did the course with BDS in 2010, and the main instructor, Dave Goffin, in his preview of the course, advised our group that there were approx 800 registered with the registered bodies.... Which would be a very low % of all stalkers.... Not sure how many have been added in the last 3 years but it won`t be that many due to the low number of courses per year....

That said, there will be more than that total already involved with deer management, who have the knowlwdge / experience, but do not feel the need to hold the certificate...

All the best.

Neil.

 

[Tikka 260]

Yes, completed it with BDS at Wadhurst in '08, learnt a lot, enjoyed the week.

 

[Krabryn]

Well, that's nine so far. Surely more?! Cheers K

 

[tikka2506]

Done mine in Kinloss a few years ago with Dave Goffin,Dominic Griffith and of course how could i forget....Chris Howard.

 

[coaltown gundogs]

Did it with Jelen. Very good course.

 

[Paul 600]

I did the course with BDS in 2010, and the main instructor, Dave Goffin, in his preview of the course, advised our group that there were approx 800 registered with DMQ.... Which would be a very low % of all stalkers.... Not sure how many have been added in the last 3 years but it won`t be that many due to the low number of courses per year....

That said, there will be more than that total already involved with deer management, who have the knowlwdge / experience, but do not feel the need to hold the certificate...

All the best.

Neil.

what do you mean registerd with DMQ? They don't provide a course.

 

[Offroad Gary]

Did mine last month with bds, the first of the 3 day courses, instructed by Dave Goffin, Chris Howard, Dominic Griffith and Jamie Cowdery. Excellent course, put a lot of things in place in my own mind and some very valuable info passed on from prominent figures with provenance in the deer world. Got my results through, awaiting certificate. I think there might be a write up somewhere soon in the sporting press as Selina Barr attended the course.

 

[SecretStalker.308]

Done mine 6,7,8th of Last month with Jelen very good course and very well lead it was to!

 

[NeilG]

what do you mean registerd with DMQ? They don't provide a course.

Hi Deer Man.

Yes, my error, sorry. I meant the bodies offering / validating the ADM course. One of the guys asked the question, and Dave Goffin responded with that approx figure, and I just noted it down during the session... Whether that figure was accurate or not when quoted I do not know, just responding to the OP.

All the best.

Neil.

 

[Oddjob]

Did mine recently with Jelen too, good course.

 

[pete evans]

did the jelen course. know a few others tht have done bds course. sounds to me that both have their merits i enjoyed the jelen course, my friends enjoyed the bds course. comparing notes there were bits of both courses that were unlikely to be that useful ie im unlikely to do live capture and my friends are not that interested in custom rifles but it was interesting none the less.
There will never be a definative course as deer management is so subjective.