Chronic wasting disease
Chronic Wasting Disease is a highly infectious, fatal disease which has devastated populations of wild and farmed deer in North America.
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
Register of competent deer stalkers
The BASC register of competent deer stalkers is an initiative which seeks to open up deer management opportunities for BASC members.
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.