fac application

Hi all, I’ve been shooting and fishing for as long as I can remember. That said, all of my shooting to date has been either birds or rabbits and limited to shotguns, 22LR, and air rifles. I have recently become infatuated with deer stalking but am relatively inexperienced, so go easy on me. I...

I'm about to apply for a first FAC Last time my GP needed to do the proforma for Shotgun renewal it took them over 2 months and lots of chasing So this time I stuck the proforma in early and thought they could take as long as they wanted while i got some other stuff in place for a strong...

Only in the trial phase at the moment apparently but thought it was interesting and worth having a read so thought I'd share it anyone else hasn't seen it yet "More than 5,000 applications have been subject to the additional questions since the trial began last year." When I was doing my...

Hoping somebody could clarify this for me please? So if somebody has a closed FAC which states they can only use their rifle on paid/guided stalks. Are they able to stalk on a stalker/guides permission if it hasn’t been cleared by the police? As the guide holds an open certificate, does he deem...

Hi all, I'm at the very start of my application for FAC and have already hit a stumbling block which I wasn't expecting. Wondering if anyone else had these issue or advice to offer. I've been out on a few stalking outings with friends when I lived down south, and got the bug for it all, then...

I know this can be a very contentious subject and there isn't a right or wrong answer, but it's something that's been playing on my mind as I fill out the FAC... Which calibre should I be asking for. I'm very new to stalking, just doing the DSC 1, have been on a couple of guided stalks and been...

Hello all. Not sure if this is the correct section of the site but this appears the best fit, apologies if incorrect. Background information. (Based in Somerest). So I am currently applying for my FAC. My family are sheep farmers and they have about 25-40 rabbits in one of their fields and...

Hi All, I'm trying to bust my way onto the scene of Stalking, I won't bore you with my life story as I did have to do an introduction piece. In summary, I live in Central Belt Scotland just below Falkirk (for now, hoping to move into the Highland in 5/10 years job dependant) and am starting the...

Hi All , i have just received a letter back from doctor based in Peebles advising the fee for them to sign my Doctors declaration is £200 !! has anyone else been charged similar for this surely it cant cost that much ????

Hi All, I am about to start applying for my FAC and wanted a bit of help/advice on the ammunition section of the application. I am applying for rifles in .308 .303 and .22 - what types of ammunition should I be applying for? I intend on using all 3 for both hunting and target shooting. Also...

I am looking to apply for my FAC and wondered if paid stalking is enough to satisfy the "good reason " requirement ? I have kept Booking confrimations from previous stalks and completed my DSC1 in May . Also as i am based in the Peebleshire area where it is prdominantly Roe /Sika what would...

On the basis that it was useful for me to read about the process people have gone through I thought I would share a bit about my story (so far...) of applying for an FAC. I have spent the last 18 months or so getting everything in order: DSC1 and some paid stalks with the team at Jelen (highly...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place to post the question but here it goes and thanks in advance for any info. While on my first deerstalk, the stalker was surprised that I didn't have my own rifle/FAC so that I could practice shooting from sticks as this was the first time I had done...

Hi everyone, My name is Sean. just joined here as a member after finding a lot of answers i was looking for on google regards my FAC application and see its a great place for information. I have had a big interest in hunting and Deer management for years and get out stalking with friends...