BASC Scotland

The qualifying rounds of the BASC gamekeepers’ national clay shoot will take place at locations across the UK in March.

Gamekeepers and shoot managers who lack the qualification to sell meat to game dealers can still attend an accredited BASC training course this year.

Natural England has taken over the responsibility for the administration of general licences for pest bird species from Defra. Licences remain much the same as in 2007 but two new licences have also been created.