In recent months regional director Dan Reynolds has worked with the British Pest Control Association (BCPA) as part of their continuing professional development (CPD) programme to keep practicing pest control professionals up to date with the legal requirements of firearms security.
On 19 November, BASC south east welcomed chief executive John Swift and recently appointed council chairman Martyn Howat to the region.
The one day course is aimed at increasing participants? skills and enjoyment and helping people to stay safe and within the law.
The course will cover;
? Pigeon shooting and the law
? Gun safety
? Woodpigeon shooting (decoying, flighting and roost shooting)
? Dangers in the field
? Guns and cartridges
? Pattern testing and range judging
? Decoying patterns
? Carcass preparation
Country Sports South West (CSSW) and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) have published an online marketing guide for shoots.
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has criticised the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) after a report highlighting Durham Police’s failings in the handling of Michael Atherton, who shot dead three family members and then himself, was shown to the press months before it is expected to be made public.
BASC Midlands will host a Christmas roadshow at the Springfield Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, on Sunday 16th December.
Retailer WHSmith appears to be removing age restrictions on the sale of shooting magazines in its stores after a lobbying campaign by people who shoot, magazine publishers and organisations including the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
BASC South East held a Young Shots “Deer Management Day” on October 30th 2012. The venue for this event was the New Forest by kind invitation of the Forestry Commission, and their Keepers/Rangers.
Peter Wilson, gold medal winner in the double trap shooting event at this summer’s London Olympics, is returning to Dorset to give a talk at Knighton House, near Blandford, Dorset
