Scottish Deer Management
Services for deer stalkers: FAC Support

Support with Firearms Certificate Applications and Variations

Subject to checks, we can assist you get or maintain your Fire arms Certificate (FAC) for the purposes of deer stalking.

Firearms Officers usually require evidence that you have a place to shoot before they will permit hunting weapons to be added to a FAC.

When a stalker is refused a FAC for reason of lack of grounds, many stalks become unavailable and those that are available are restricted to to the stalker to using Estate Guns, with a drop in accuracy as a result. Accurate shooting is critical to humane deer culls. 

Generally, one cannot get a FAC to stalk without shooting rights, and one cannot get shooting rights without holding a FAC.  As a result, many who would like to stalk deer cannot do so, or can only stalk under less than ideal circumstances, which has a detrimental effect on the environment and is a loss of revenue to landowners.

To help you resolve this impasse Scottish Deer Management can provide FAC support letters confirming you have access to land to stalk on accompanied shoots,

Our accompanied shoots generally require you to hold a FAC, hence you have a need to hold a firearm.

We encourage you to be a member of a shooting club to maintain your shooting proficiency. If you are not a club shooter, we can introduce you to friendly NRA approved clubs and invite you to become a probationary member. Probationary membership takes 14 days for police check to your suitability.

We also recommend that all stalkers obtain the DSC1 training through BSAC: we can then provide training for you to achieve Deer Stalker Certificate 2 level if you don't already hold this.

If you wish to use these services, we can send you a questionnaire and then provide a quotation.

There are fees for our services to stalkers: these help the landowners maintain the environment you enjoy. Email us for the current fee schedule.