DSC1 Cheat Sheet: seasons, legal rifles, species marks and game meat hygiene
The figures the DSC1 written and hygiene tests ask about on six pages: close seasons for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, legal rifles, bullets and energies, certificates and borrowing, the six species, and the larder and notifiable diseases. Checked against the legislation on 30 October 2026. Page 1 is free.
Every DSC1 season and rifle rule on one sheet
What is inside · all 6 pages
What you get
- Close seasons: England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Minimum calibre, bullet and energy in each country
- Scotland's 2023 changes: no male close season, 80 grains
- The six species: marks, rut and birth months
- The trained person, the declaration and 7 °C
- Independent, not affiliated with DMQ or BASC
- Page 1 free
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