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BASC issues ‘end of season’ advice for shoots
BASC highlights help and support available to ‘keepers and shoot managers.
Game and Gamekeeping
Lockdown advice for gamekeepers and shoot managers
These are unprecedented times, and with national lockdown in England expected to continue beyond the end of the game shooting season, a different approach to the final weeks of this season will be required. Shoots may decide to continue to harvest game to meet the requirements of game dealers and Read more…
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Gamebird releasing update
The key points on the Judicial Review into gamebird releasing and Defra’s proposed system of licensing.
Game and Gamekeeping
Gamebird Releasing FAQs
Following the announcement that Defra has concluded its review into releasing game birds on and around protected sites BASC has issued the following FAQs.
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Defra propose gamebird releasing licence around protected sites
Defra’s proposed red tape under the precautionary principle will do little but threaten rural jobs, conservation efforts and a host of social benefits that shooting provides.
Game and Gamekeeping
Gamekeeper of the Month – October
Octobers Gamekeeper of the Month is Charlie Newman,
Trainee gamekeeper at Sparsholt College and BASC’s 2020 Legacy Scholarship winner.
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BASC welcome relaxation of muirburn ban in Scotland
BASC has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to relax a temporary muirburn ban which was imposed as part of emergency coronavirus legislation.
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Training days aid Wildlife Crime Officers’ countryside knowledge
The training days were put on free of charge to provide the officers with an overview of several subjects they are likely to encounter.
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BASC fight misinformed lobby with targeted campaign
The campaign highlights the potential dangers and consequences if burning were to be banned.
