Garry Doolan

BASC fears changes to air weapon licensing in Scotland will place an unnecessary time and cost burden on the police.

BASC is urging the newly-elected Scottish government to show it cares about animal welfare by ending the nine-year ban on tail docking.

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has criticised a public authority in Northern Ireland which has blocked access to wildfowling on Lough Foyle without consultation.

BASC has pledged to continue working with Essex Police to reduce the time taken to process firearms licence applications and renewals.

THERE is still time to enter this year’s Countryside Clay Shoot – an event which promises to be a highlight of the spring.

NORTHERN IRELAND’S leading countryside organisations have urged the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to rethink plans for a 100 per cent online application process.

BASC has announced that a majority of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) support shooting and are committed to ensuring an efficient system of firearms licensing.

THE Wildlife Habitat Trust (WHT) has loaned Frodsham & District Wildfowlers Club £50,000 to help buy 16 acres of marshland.

BASC has appointed Jake Swindells, a former police officer and gamekeeper, as a country officer for Scotland.