Debbie Collins

BASC has welcomed clarification from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust that any additional regulation on lead shot must be dependent on established government risk management processes.

Proposed amendments to the Firearms Directive have been published by the EU Commission yesterday. They include stricter licensing controls and a ban on military-looking semi-automatic firearms. A review of the Directive following the Charlie Hebdo shootings in January called for better information exchange, improved standards for deactivated firearms and illegal Read more…

Game dishes will be served across the country as part of Great British Game Week 2015 which celebrates all that is great about British game meat.

A Guide to Good Game Handling is being launched by the Code of Good Shooting Practice (COGSP). The guide gives step-by-step advice from handling game in the field, transport to the larder and on to the consumer. It stresses the importance of keeping shot game clean, rapidly cooling it and Read more…

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the decision of the High Court to quash a decision by Natural England to refuse to issue a licence to control buzzards causing severe damage by killing young pheasants…

The importance of shooting’s contribution to conservation is highlighted by the reduction in government spending announced this week.