Britain’s foremost sporting artist Roger McPhail has painted a wildfowling scene that sums up the spirit of the WAGBI/BASC centenary as the cover for the special centenary issue of Shooting & Conservation.
BASC is to make a direct appeal to its members to help fund the cost of building its new Communications Centre.
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.
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.
Water voles, which are almost extinct in many other parts of Britain, have made an astonishing comeback on the Somerset Levels thanks to a major conservation scheme in the region.
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.
