Register of competent deer stalkers - results?

[Sunrise Stalker]

BASC launched their Register of competent deer stalkers a few months back - (1st question)- did anyone have any experience of this? did it generate any enquiries / permissions?

AND, if so, (2nd question) - would a similar scheme work to marry up people who want to shoot grey squirrels with land owners?

 

[homer]

What was the purpose of the register?

 

[Sunrise Stalker]

What was the purpose of the register?

"The BASC register of competent deer stalkers is an initiative which seeks to open up deer management opportunities for BASC members. The aim of the register is to connect experienced deer stalkers holding BASC membership with landowners, government agencies or institutional bodies looking for individuals to carry out deer management on their land."
basc.org.uk/deer/advice/register-of-competent-deer-stalkers/

 

[Dan Newcombe]

Is there a register for vaguely incompetent deer stalkers because I’d sign up for that in a heartbeat

 

[TopDown]

Had a couple of emails. Nothing feasible. One was location based and the other was seeking a mentor. As it happened I was already in touch with him. Location was opposite end of the county. May need some promotion and refinement.

 

[sikasako]

BASC launched their Register of competent deer stalkers a few months back - (1st question)- did anyone have any experience of this? did it generate any enquiries / permissions?

AND, if so, (2nd question) - would a similar scheme work to marry up people who want to shoot grey squirrels with land owners?

Registered with BASC at the time.

Answers below:-

Q1 No
Q2 No, probably not, based on experience relating to Q1

 

[TonyC]

Contacted by BASC last month to act as a mentor, local guy needing help - we have started the process of getting FAC, DSC and has resulted in me getting excellent new permission. Couldn't have worked out better.

 

[devon deer stalker]

Contacted by BASC last month to act as a mentor, local guy needing help - we have started the process of getting FAC, DSC and has resulted in me getting excellent new permission. Couldn't have worked out better.

That can't be correct, didn't you know there is NO deer stalking available anywhere in the UK, or so I'm frequently told on here

 

[Utectok]

Amazingly it seems all competent deer stalkers are members of basc? Filling in then form without a membership number is not allowed…..

 

[monarman]

As a mentor I thought your job was to mentor the person and not do the stalking?.....

 

[Jamouk]

Had 1 email for a local requirement , replied didn't hear anything for a few weeks did finally get a thanks for reply but now sorted email

 

[TonyC]

As a mentor I thought your job was to mentor the person and not do the stalking?.....

If you think about it its both really, especially with a novice - permission was an estate thank you

mentoring (present participle)
advise or train (someone, especially a younger colleague):

 

[Plitts]

A year on from this post and scheme....has anyone actually been put in contact with a land owner and got any deer stalking via BASC?

 

[Greenmist]

"The register is designed primarily for those who have achieved their DSC2 as this is the minimum qualification that most landowners require."

Probably the one question I've never been asked

 

[devon deer stalker]

Probably the one question I've never been asked

Neither had I in over 30 years.....until last month!
For once I was glad I had it, but even then, he only asked for DSC1!

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I’ve never been asked about DMQ, as for being on a so called competent register- well I’ve sort of come to the conclusion I’m too feral for that, full on tits in the sink, Get the job done no point getting on a register for it.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Amazingly it seems all competent deer stalkers are members of basc? Filling in then form without a membership number is not allowed…..

No that’s because we’re heathens

 

[hendrix's rifle]

I’ve never been asked about DMQ, as for being on a so called competent register- well I’ve sort of come to the conclusion I’m too feral for that, full on tits in the sink, Get the job done no point getting on a register for it.

Not that sort of register anyways

 

[AGR]

Neither had I in over 30 years.....until last month!
For once I was glad I had it, but even then, he only asked for DSC1!

I haven't even been asked for my actual address. They've only wanted a vague (which village) location.

 

[Plitts]

Lots of replies that have nothing to do with the original question .
But it looks like no one has had any offer of land to stalk over via this BASC scheme for BASC members.