TH4
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After all the hoo hah lately on here is it an equal rights trans gender friendly range?Without parroting what everyone else has said, I would get out and do some stalking prior to taking the DSC1 course. I think the information in it is far more useful and you will enjoy it more if you have some practical experience in which to relate it to. I did the DSC1, enjoyed it and go a lot out of it and had approx. 5-10 outings completed before I attended.
Before going out stalking you may want to attend a shooting school with a rifle range first (you may already proficient and so can ignore this). You want to make sure you already have the basics of fire arm safety and how to fire a rifle with a competent degree of accuracy. If you are a novice, I am sure the stalker will run through the safety elements prior to setting off anyway, but from your own confidence and a deer welfare point of view I would say its worth getting at least one trip to the range under your belt before going out.
No idea where you are based but I live in West London and can recomend the below shooting school from experience as a starting off point:
RIFLE RANGE
www.shootingschool.co.uk
Loler UK
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Either or.
If you go for a guided stalk first the quality of the guide will make a big difference.
If you're a novice and you're honest some guides will want you to have a half day training / coaching session before going out on a stalk.
If you really like learning new knowledge you can get a heck of allot from a DSC1, many people pass it 1st time that have never stalked and never even fired a centre fire rifle before. You can learn allot more than is required to pass and a good trainer will give you allot of extra nice to know information if students are keen for it.
Just be sure you do both before seeking out a lease / syndicate, they complement each other and there's no substitute for learning in the field from a good mentor. I've taken allot of people out that concluded they wasted their time and money on lease / syndicate membership as they couldn't take full advantage of it with their limited experience.
If you go for a guided stalk first the quality of the guide will make a big difference.
If you're a novice and you're honest some guides will want you to have a half day training / coaching session before going out on a stalk.
If you really like learning new knowledge you can get a heck of allot from a DSC1, many people pass it 1st time that have never stalked and never even fired a centre fire rifle before. You can learn allot more than is required to pass and a good trainer will give you allot of extra nice to know information if students are keen for it.
Just be sure you do both before seeking out a lease / syndicate, they complement each other and there's no substitute for learning in the field from a good mentor. I've taken allot of people out that concluded they wasted their time and money on lease / syndicate membership as they couldn't take full advantage of it with their limited experience.
Second this, Cornbury Park is a great place to go on an accompanied stalk and Tom is a true gent
London Jaeger
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More Gold Medal Roe Bucks for us!!!
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