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Welsh white-fronted goose proposals – latest BASC update
BASC is calling on all shooters to email the Welsh Government by 7th March in support of the existing voluntary ban on shooting Greenland white-fronted geese.
BASC is calling on all shooters to email the Welsh Government by 7th March in support of the existing voluntary ban on shooting Greenland white-fronted geese.
Many Congratulations to BASC member Joe Neville for his well-deserved MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for “services to Competitive Shooting”.
The proposed directive has been published. BASC has already identified discrepancies and contradictions. Our initial assessment is below, but please note that this is likely to change as these proposals move through scrutiny.
Twenty-five youngsters from across northern England spent a muddy Sunday helping to restore moorland and learning about grouse management in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
BASC Wales is teaming up with the Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, Llandudno, for a Taste Of Game evening to remember.
On 16 August 2015 Defra lifted restrictions which had been in place following an incident of avian influenza in Lancashire.
Gundogs will compete in the BASC Chudleys Scurry League at this year’s CLA Game Fair. Individual scurries including the Long Retrieve, Obstacle and Around the Clock will be hosted in the Gundog Scurry area at the fair, which will be held at Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire, from 31st July – 2nd August.
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).
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.