To stalk and safely shoot a deer takes some experience, but it is mostly basic field craft and common sense. What follows after is the difficult part for most people, and you will struggle without some form of guidance or training. There are some really good sources of information out there though. The Deer Initiative best practise guidelines are great. Far better though, is to get out with someone else that has done DSC 2 or better still, a good AW! There is no question bank! Rightly so, as a good AW will ask you questions that actually relate directly to the stalk and animal culled. You don't have to be able to name the lymph sites, but you are required to be able to identify them. Being able to identify notifiable diseases is essential, as is the actions on finding them. You will also be asked questions or more likely be given role-play scenarios on humane dispatch following a poorly placed shot. Decision making, shot site analysis, and further decision making. You may well have a dog that you think can find deer, but in reality, if it is as novice as you are, then it may not be as good as you think it is. Find out who your local expert deer tracking people are such as UKSHA:
https://www.uksha.org.uk/
Or UKDTR:
http://www.ukdeertrackandrecovery.co.uk/
Store their numbers in your phone so you can find them when asked!
Also store the notifiable disease number which is the DEFRA APHA:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notifiable-diseases-in-animals
There are various AW download guides on the DMQ website which are 'open source' documents. Have a look and it will give you a good idea of what the AW is looking for.
https://www.dmq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Approved-Witness-Handbook-May-2014.pdf
Once your portfolio is submitted, the assessor may also phone you and ask a few questions to fill any gaps or just consolidate your portfolio.
He (or she!) also does not have a question bank! Assessors are generally not the 'fire breathing dragons' that they get labelled with, and only get paid once you pass, so it is in their interest to get you through the process. If you have any further worries or concerns, please PM me and Ill be happy to talk through it with you.
MS