Carcass handling and butchery
This course will give you the knowledge, understanding and skills to undertake home butchery of a deer carcass.
What do I need?
A responsible deer stalker should always carry the following in their kit:
- A telescope or binoculars
- A knife of appropriate design – with finger guard, an impervious handle and sheath
- Sterile gloves or hand sanitiser to ensure hygienic carcass handling
- Sufficient ammunition for stalking and any necessary further dispatch
- A hand or head torch, if stalking in the evening, to look for hair or blood signs and to assist with safe gralloching and extraction
- A means of extracting the carcass hygienically
- A bipod or sticks of an appropriate design to aid standing, sitting, kneeling and prone shots
- Means of communication for emergency contact
- A first aid kit
Deer management advice
Find out everything you need to know about deer management, whether you are new to deer stalking, or want more practical advice.
Pre Deer Stalking Certificate
This course will equip the candidate with the knowledge, understanding, skills and awareness required for the DSC1.