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Gamekeepers’ Fair to celebrate 40th anniversary
One of the highlights of the gamekeeping calendar will mark its 40th anniversary next year.
One of the highlights of the gamekeeping calendar will mark its 40th anniversary next year.
The voice of shooting was heard loud and clear at the three main UK party conferences, where BASC promoted the sport through a series of receptions, putting the case for shooting to Ministers, spokespeople, parliamentarians, councillors and local party members.
One of Britain’s biggest gundog events reached its climax at Packington when the 20 finalists competed to become the BASC/Chudleys gundog scurry league winner.
There should not be a right of recreation to all land in Wales; instead there should be greater emphasis on improving the existing access, according to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
Shooting is ‘vital for the fabric of the UK rural economy’, the Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs Liz Truss MP said at the Conservative Party Conference today.
BASC has called for comprehensive recognition and support for shooting, in response to a government review of the future of this sport in England.
Forty chefs and restaurateurs from across Sussex have taken a lesson in clay pigeon shooting to help appreciate what’s needed to put the real thing, and other game, on their menus.
BASC has welcomed the new Welsh Government’s code of best practice on the use of snares in fox control. BASC was closely involved in the drafting of the code.
The annual BASC .410 World Championships saw high scores in challenging conditions at the Mid Wales Shooting Centre in Powys on 12th September.