- Offbeat
Fighting your corner on firearms
Gareth Dockerty discusses the legal support available to BASC members to contest firearms cases.
- Offbeat
Do you remember your first shoot day?
Gareth Dockerty reflects on ‘first day feelings’ of joining the beating line for the first time, and the role we all have to play in encouraging newcomers to shooting.
- Offbeat
Should I blame gamekeepers for flooding my home?
Gareth Dockerty discusses the relationship between moorland managed for grouse and the flooding of nearby towns and villages.
- Features
Gamekeepers can play a key role in peat restoration
We are all in this climate emergency together, and the skills of upland gamekeepers should be held in high regard, says BASC’s Gareth Dockerty.
- Offbeat
Nosy parkers?
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty discusses Freedom of Information requests, and why they are becoming increasingly-talked about in shooting circles.
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Searching for wet cats on a grouse moor
Gareth Dockerty discusses the intrinsic relationship between the health of a moor above ground and what’s going on below the surface.
- Features
150,000 advocates
Gareth Dockerty considers the opportunities presented by attending events where the value of face-to-face interaction is often questioned.
- Offbeat
The best breeding hen harrier figures in England for over a century
Natural England has officially confirmed the fledging of a record 119 hen harrier chicks in England this year.
- Offbeat
Why I now hate plumbers
BASC’s head of uplands Gareth Dockerty shares an interesting take on life as a shooter, putting into perspective how the shooting community are regularly treated.
