Statistics

In the whole of Great Britain there are more then 16,790 hunters in possession of the Deer Stalking Certificate 1 (theory, safety and shooting test) and of this group 3,712 hunters have acheived the next level of certification, Deer Stalking Certificate 2 (figures as at 17 Apr 2012). From 1st June 2010, only a briefed and trained Approved Witnes can witness all three culls required for completion of DSC2 - currently there are approximately 500 Approved Witnesses, eight of whom are resident in The Netherlands and are available to partake in the assessing of applicants at the Berkenhof facility.