People can improve both their shooting and shoot management skills at a course run by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) later this month. The Shooting for the Future course will be held at the GWCT’s Allerton Project research farm Read more…
People due to renew their shotgun or firearm certificate in 2015 should make sure they get their application in with plenty of time to spare, according to experts at the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Next year is one of the peak years Read more…
BASC Northern Ireland will host a Young Farmers’ Shooting Day on Saturday 6th September at North Antrim Rifle and Pistol Club, near Dervock. The event is open to any member of a Northern Ireland Young Farmers’ Club. Participants will be given a safety briefing and safe handling instruction before being Read more…
Opportunities for BASC members to try wildfowling are detailed in an updated Wildfowling Permit Scheme booklet produced by BASC. The guide can be found online. The booklet is designed to provide information to people who have never been wildfowling as well as the experienced wildfowler. It includes contact details of Read more…
Details of the first of two wildfowling awareness days to be held this season have been announced by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The events, which are exclusive to BASC members, will allow participants to experience wildfowling with specialist BASC staff and affiliated clubs. The first will Read more…
BASC has been confirmed as one of four organisations whose training courses are approved by the Home Office and Ministry of Defence, opening the way for more involvement in firearms training for the Cadet Forces. The move follows a letter from BASC Chief Executive Richard Ali to Anna Soubry MP, Read more…
Twenty Five teams from across the countryside competed for the Hugh van Cutsem challenge cup at Six Mile Bottom last Saturday. The simulated day was held to raise funds for the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. Participants included teams from the Angling Trust, the British Association Read more…
Glorious grouse benefit the economy and the environment as well as our tables On the eve of the “Glorious Twelfth”, the start of the grouse shooting season a new report shows the significant benefits that grouse shooting delivers. “The Value of Shooting” shows that at least 941,000 hectares of upland Read more…
BASC says that including brood or nest management as part of the Hen Harrier Joint Recovery Plan will assist with the recovery of this iconic bird of prey in England. Under the oversight of Defra, the plan was drawn up by moor owners, gamekeepers and conservation groups. It is designed Read more…
