Bullmastif, I've been researching this as I'm going through the same process myself.
As another route, I have heard someone say that they joined their local rifle club and used this as cause for the FAC to be granted for the claibre required. They also said that they got deer included as quarry on their FAC by completing their DSC 1 and stating that althought they do not have permission on any particular piece of land, they intend to pay for their stalks on a per day basis (although this isn't cheap, at under 100 quid a time, its not horrifically expensive either). This option of 'pay