BASC South West
Shooting worth £250 million to the South West economy
– BASC calls for shooting’s contribution to be recognised and supported
BASC North
Shooting worth £160 million to the North West economy
BASC calls for shooting’s contribution to be recognised and supported
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BASC welcomes BBC commitment to improve rural affairs coverage
A commitment by the BBC Executive to improve and broaden its rural affairs coverage has been welcomed by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest shooting organisation. The BBC has committed to appoint a senior editor with responsibility for rural affairs, to identify three correspondents from Read more…
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Stormont presentation to mark 20,000th DSC1 award
The first in a series of presentations organised to mark the milestone of 20,000 people passing the voluntary deer stalking award DSC1 has been hosted by BASC Northern Ireland at Stormont. The Deer Stalking Certificate 1 (DSC1) – has been awarded by Deer Management Qualifications (DMQ) – the major provider Read more…
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Shooting and farming organisations remain opposed to NI firearms licensing fees increase
Opposition to a proposed increase in firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland has been reiterated by the leading shooting and countryside organisations. The organisations – The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI) and the Gun Trade Guild NI (GTG NI) Read more…
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Leicestershire ladies’ day
Women in Leicestershire will have a chance to try clay shooting at an event hosted by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The event will be held at the Field Sport Activity Centre, Lount, Leciestershire, on 26th June. BASC-accredited shotgun coaches will provide Read more…
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Get your teams together to support rural charities at the Countryside Clay Shoot
Countryside organisations and businesses are being urged to put forward teams to take part in a fundraising clay shoot. The Countryside Clay Shoot will raise money for the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust (GWT), which provides financial grants for gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies in times of hardship, and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Read more…
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BASC strengthens links with North Wales Police firearms licensing
Staff from the North Wales Police firearms licensing team visited BASC’s head office near Wrexham to find out more about the association and shooting sports. Firearms enquiry officers and administration staff from North Wales Police were shown around the BASC offices and were given presentations by staff from a number Read more…
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Shoot management can help farmers with “greening” measures
Game shoots can help farmers to establish and manage conservation areas under new Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) announced by Defra today (10th June). The EFAs are designed to encourage more land to be sympathetically managed for wildlife. European regulations under the Common Agricultural Policy require 5% of arable land on Read more…
