BASC North

A south Cheshire country pub is holding a week-long celebration of game dishes. Chefs at the Michelin Guide-listed Bull at Shocklach, near Malpas have put together a dedicated menu to mark National Taste of Game Week (14-21 November).

A new guide, which will help food lovers choose the perfect wine to drink with their game dinners, has been launched this week.

The WHT has approved a loan to the Fenland Wildfowlers? Association for

Novice shooter Richard Hastings recently visited a game fair at Harewood House near Leeds where he had a lesson with a BASC shotgun coach.

BASC is encouraging its members, who shoot along the coast in England, to find out more about Defra?s Coastal Change Policy as it could provide them with new shooting opportunities.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nick Herbert MP, has spoken of his support for shooting sports. The minister was speaking at the Rural Reception which is held at the three major conferences by BASC and The Angling Trust.

BASC has seen a record number of people joining the association in September. More than two thousand new members joined BASC last month which is the highest number of memberships taken during the month of September for at least ten years.