finally achieved DSC 2!

[artschool]

As it had been 11 years since i passed the DSC1 i thought it might be time to have a go at DSC2. I did my witnessed stalk in february this year and my certificate arrived in the post today!

many thanks to Phil @Dorset Deer

 

[finnbear270]

Welcome to the club,

 

[kenbro]

Well done, Sir.
Ken.

 

[Dorset Deer]

Well done @artschool, congratulations.
Was a pleasure and also your 1st Sika

 

[sikamalc]

Well done.

 

[Loki]

Congratulations on your achievement!

 

[artschool]

thanks guys!

 

[Pard 007]

Well done I need to do mine DSC1 done back in 2007 so think it's over due.

 

[artschool]

Well done I need to do mine DSC1 done back in 2007 so think it's over due.

you should go for it. it took me a bit of revision about best practice but the rest was straightforward apart from the stalking which is always in the lap of the gods.

 

[Mike1979]

Well done mate. Similar for Me - DSC 1 in 2013 and DSC 2 earlier this year. Looking at the comments on the AW side Im glad its done

 

[artschool]

Well done mate. Similar for Me - DSC 1 in 2013 and DSC 2 earlier this year. Looking at the comments on the AW side Im glad its done

i was thinking that as well. good timing

 

[takbok]

Well done!

 

[stalker58]

As it had been 11 years since i passed the DSC1 i thought it might be time to have a go at DSC2. I did my witnessed stalk in february this year and my certificate arrived in the post today!

many thanks to Phil @Dorset Deer

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you have joined a small band of people..Well done

 

[Rbr1401]

Many congratulations job done

 

[Trigger260]

Congratulations artschool!
Its coming up 20years since I did my level 1 so I'm going to pull my finger out this winter and get my level 2. I'm not worried about the practical side but it's been along time since I did any theory. Would buying the level 1 multichoice question bank gve me all the necessary info for the dreaded phone call?
Cheers Trigger

 

[Mike1979]

Congratulations artschool!
Its coming up 20years since I did my level 1 so I'm going to pull my finger out this winter and get my level 2. I'm not worried about the practical side but it's been along time since I did any theory. Would buying the level 1 multichoice question bank gve me all the necessary info for the dreaded phone call?
Cheers Trigger

For me the dreaded phone call was more to clarify any areas I hadnt fully explained such as "talk me through the gralloch", "what methods of pest control or prevention were present in the larder" etc and then the "you find hard white legions around the edges of the lungs, what do you do" " a deer drops on the spot after a shot, then gets up and runs off as though its not hit, where did you hit it" and " a deer you shoot runs and falls in a stone filled ditch but is still alive...how do you deal with it". I appreciate they need to cover lots of stuff but some questions are asked just for the sake of asking to my mind.

 

[artschool]

Congratulations artschool!
Its coming up 20years since I did my level 1 so I'm going to pull my finger out this winter and get my level 2. I'm not worried about the practical side but it's been along time since I did any theory. Would buying the level 1 multichoice question bank gve me all the necessary info for the dreaded phone call?
Cheers Trigger

similar to mike1979.
i don’t think the multi choice questions will help. from memory the discussion was about the following:
1. deer id and types of shot reaction.
2. larder operations equipment etc.
3. food handling & hygiene from field to larder.
4. disease and who to notify.

 

[Mike1979]

similar to mike1979.
i don’t think the multi choice questions will help. from memory the discussion was about the following:
1. deer id and types of shot reaction.
2. larder operations equipment etc.
3. food handling & hygiene from field to larder.
4. disease and who to notify.

For me its the worst part as you dont want to say the wrong thing. I dont think my brain had engaged and I sounded like a complete numpty...though that is normal lol. Once I stopped and thought about the question it was easy. Frankly I could have galloched a deer in the time it took me to explain how to gralloch a deer

 

[norma 308]

you should go for it. it took me a bit of revision about best practice but the rest was straightforward apart from the stalking which is always in the lap of the gods.

At least it was just the one stalk ! 3 makes you a bit twitchy

 

[weblyish]

For me the dreaded phone call was more to clarify any areas I hadnt fully explained such as "talk me through the gralloch", "what methods of pest control or prevention were present in the larder" etc and then the "you find hard white legions around the edges of the lungs, what do you do" " a deer drops on the spot after a shot, then gets up and runs off as though its not hit, where did you hit it" and " a deer you shoot runs and falls in a stone filled ditch but is still alive...how do you deal with it". I appreciate they need to cover lots of stuff but some questions are asked just for the sake of asking to my mind.

What's the deal with the stone filled ditch?

I've been in similar position on a rocky stream bed and was a bit stumped quite how to deal with it