A Natural England report commissioned from organisations including the RSPB, has suggested pest control such as the “killing of foxes” as one of several “key adaptation actions” to assist “priority species”.
BASC will be working with the Law Commission – the independent body which keeps the law of England and Wales under review and recommends reforms – on the future of firearms law.
Time is running out for people to enter BASC’s Summer Gun Draw 2015 to be in with a chance of winning a magnificent shotgun worth £30,000.
BASC is hosting a charity clay shoot in aid of forces charity Help for Heroes and BASC’s Young Shots programme, at Cricket St Thomas, near Chard
nyone with an interest in deer management is being invited to sign up to a deer stalking scheme which has been set up in Northern Ireland
Visitors to a Bury St Edmunds gun shop will have a chance to use BASC’s ST-2 Shooting Simulator – the most realistic on the market.
The simulator will be at Forelock and Load, IP29 5AX, from the 1st – 6th September.
Beginners can use the simulator to try shotgun shooting and more experienced people can use it to improve their shooting. BASC-accredited shotgun coaches will be on hand to offer expert advice and tuition.
A South Cumbrian wildfowling club has won the Green Thinking Award in this year’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards, organised by the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA).
Alan Jarrett, Chairman of BASC said: “BASC supports amending the exemptions within the Hunting Act to allow more than two dogs to flush foxes to guns. This is a step on the road to achieving resolution of the problems created by the Hunting Act. It also helps secure effective pest Read more…
BASC will have a major presence at this year’s CLA Game Fair, which will be held at Harewood House, Leeds, from 31st July– 2nd August.
The association will have a stand on Gun Makers’ Row, where expert staff will be on hand for the duration of the event. Sections of the stand will focus on firearms, conservation, gamekeeping, research, training and standards and wildfowling. There will also be a deer management section, which will provide a trophy measuring service.
