A BASC gamekeeper member, who is based within the current avian flu surveillance zone, has successfully applied for a specific movement licence from his Local Disease Control Centre (LDCC) which allows him to take delivery of day old chicks.
Plans by BASC to hold a series of gas safety awareness days have been brought forward following a number of incidents recently involving gamekeepers and the use of LPG gas cylinders.
Hampshire youngsters will be able to find out more about the countryside at a special event being held in Portsmouth on 9 August.
TV chef Mike Robinson has been elected to BASC council at the Association’s AGM on Saturday 14 June.
A renowned wildlife artist has produced this year’s Wildlife Habitat Trust stamp artwork ‘Flying pinkfeet at Faxfleet’.
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been helping Defra gather vital information on the likely impact of the latest outbreak of avian flu will have on gamekeeping in the 3km and 10km zones.
A group of young people from Oxfordshire have been improving their shooting skills at an event at Common Leys Farm, Worminghall this week.
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has re-issued its guidance about carrying knives to ensure sporting shooters are aware of recent changes to the law.
Sporting shooters who own rifles restricted to deer stalking will now be able to have their firearm certificate conditions amended so they can take foxes, ground game and other pest species.
