Gamekeeping students from North Highland College, Elmwood Campus and Borders College joined professional gamekeepers at Scone Palace for one of the premier events for gamekeepers in Scotland.
More than 100 Gamekeepers will gather for one of the best and most prestigious events for gamekeepers in Scotland on 18 March. Hosted by Scone palace the event provides an annual update on changes in the law, a forum for debate on important gamekeeping issues in Scotland and a clay shooting competition.
Gamekeepers, beaters and pickers-up from across the UK will be at one of the main events of the gundog calendar today on March 5 – Gundog Day at Crufts 2015. The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will host Read more…
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), starts 2015 in a strong position to continue to promote and defend shooting with the announcement that its membership has risen to more than 140,000.
As the 2014 grouse season closes on the 10th December, the value of grouse shooting and the benefit it brings for the economy and the environment are highlighted in an infographic being sent to MPs by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Moorland Association.
A proposal to consider excluding the use of general licences over some areas of land in Scotland has been challenged by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC is concerned that this could penalise innocent land managers and affect their livelihoods. The plan Read more…
The conviction of a former gamekeeper for illegally poisoning birds of prey has been welcomed by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Allen Lambert, a former gamekeeper from Norfolk, has been convicted of killing 10 buzzards and a sparrowhawk. He will be sentenced Read more…
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed its disappointment and concern at the apparent loss of contact with two satellite-tagged hen harrier chicks in Lancashire. BASC is urging all parties to exercise a pragmatic, common sense and evidence-based approach in support of the investigation. Speculation is both unhelpful and may be counterproductive.
Our first game management evening held at Rectory Farm near Tingewick was very successful and even though at 3.00pm the evening was looking likely to be a complete washout the rain eventually stopped before everyone ventured out around the shoot to the different talks and demonstrations. Everyone was welcomed to Read more…
