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BDS Press Releases

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16/3/10 The British Deer Society Website reaches new high

16/03/10 Advice to deer managers in Scotland - The humane culling of suffering deer following the severe winter.

12/01/10 Culling Priorities - the BDS calls for stalkers to take additional care in culling during the current extreme weather spell

12/12/09 Waitrose supports the BDS

15/7/09 Award winning cook and writer Nichola Fletcher at the CLA

13/7/09 DSC Level 1 courses Bursaries for 2009 The Jim Taylor-Page Bursary

 

 

For immediate release 16/7/9

BDS announces major new sponsorship support from Swarovski, Heym and Sabatti

 

The British Deer Society is well known as a centre of excellence for delivering deer related courses, particularly the DSC Level 1.  Over half of the students on the DSC course do not own their own rifle and are loaned one on the course to complete the shooting tests.  The BDS has recently brokered a new sponsorship deal with Heym, Sabatti and Swarovski. Heym have donated two SR21s and Sabatti have given two of their new Mercury's, all in .243 calibre.  Finally Swarovski Optik have topped it off by donating four of their rifle scopes to team up with the rifles.  The setups will be assembled by Simon Freedman at Reevesuk who helped arrange the deal and they will be in use on BDS courses later this summer.  BDS Spokesman David Kenyon said: "The overall package is worth £8000 plus and we are grateful to these companies who have decided to support our training delivery - students will be able to shoot with confidence using the brand new rifles".

 

For immediate release 14/7/9

British Deer Society enhances Insurance cover and offers more for less!

The British Deer Society has, for many years, offered members the opportunity to purchase insurance tailored to cover recreational stalking activity as well as some other country sports but not driven game shooting.  The cover runs annually from 1 August until 31st of July the following year although members can join at any point in the year.  This year the policy has benefited from several significant changes detailed below. Additionally the premium has actually been reduced from £23 in 2008 to £21 in 2009 - members who join really are getting more for less!

 

New features of the policy:

 

·    Public Liability cover extended to £10,000,000 - now the industry standard.

·    Product Liability cover extended to £10,000,000 on venison sales to game dealers and the final consumer.

·    Organised game shooting now included for up to 9 guns

 

The policy continues to give cover as before for the following recreational activities: deer stalking, conservation and conservation management, wild boar hunting and/or culling of wild boar, wildfowling, rabbit, pigeon and game shooting, vermin control, clay pigeon shooting, target shooting and zeroing. Cover for humane despatch of deer or injured feral or wild animals is valid whether or not engaged in activities organised or arranged by the British Deer Society at the time of such humane despatch. Cover extends geographically to the UK and EU countries but can be extended to the rest of the world (except the USA and Canada).

 

Members who choose to join the policy need not now look elsewhere for cover for game shooting or liability cover of £10,000,000. Anyone interesting in finding out more about the policy or to to download a copy of the Insurance Leaflet Click Here.  Alternatively phone us on 01425 653553.

 

 

 

 

 

For immediate release 20 May 2009

BDS Launches "The Stalkers Code"

 

In response to the increase in newcomers to stalking and deer management the British Deer Society has launched "The Stalkers Code".  The code is designed to compliment existing codes of practice and the "Best Practice" initiatives both north and south of the border. The code, shown below, will be carried on a credit card sized waterproof plastic card and will the distributed by the Society at game fairs and shows across the country and on DSC Level 1 courses. "The code is designed to prompt stalkers and deer managers, particularly those relatively new to the discipline, to remember some of the basic points and processes which will help contribute to a successful stalk and a humanely culled animal." Support for the production of the code has come from Swarovski Optic.

 

The Stalkers Code:

  1. Safety First and Last!

  2. Know your quarry and its seasons.

  3. Ensure your rifle is zeroed.

  4. Follow industry "Best Practice".

  5. Remember once shot deer becomes venison

  6. Dispose of the gralloch appropriately.

  7. Have access to a follow up dog.

 
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