A freelance fieldsports journalist and Shooting Times contributor based in a tiny village in the South West of Scotland. His writing focusses on key countryside issues and he runs his own blog 'Countryside Controversial'. In his monthly guest blogs for BASC, Matt comments on Wild Justice and the current climate surrounding fieldsports in the UK.
BASC's inaugural Wing Week will take place from 26 February - 4 March 2024, marked by a series of events centred around wildfowl and waders.
Entries for Crufts 2024 are now open. BASC organises the the gamekeeper classes, which run on Gundog Day, Friday 8 March, in Hall 5. As well as the breed classes for working dogs and gamekeepers’ Read more…
Mission: farmyard FERALS Faced with a new shooting permission helping a farmer get on top of a growing feral pigeon population, BASC member Sam Jones navigates the challenges posed by unfamiliar ground and a quarry Read more…
