The value of shooting has been praised by shadow Labour ministers at the rural reception hosted by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Angling Trust at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester. Angela Smith MP, the Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, praised the Read more…
Ashley Fox MEP visited a Bristol clay shooting ground to find out more about shooting and the wider role it plays in the South West Economy. Mr Fox visited Braces where he met representatives of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), and was Read more…
Following the independence referendum BASC Scotland has pledged to work with the Scottish Government to ensure shooting continues to be supported and encouraged. Shooting makes a positive and important contribution to Scotland and benefits the economy, tourism, conservation and the social landscape.
A new deer stalking scheme has been set up in Dorset by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The scheme will help with management of deer populations and support farming, forestry and conservation interests. The new scheme offers BASC members a combination of Read more…
A decision by the board of Natural England to reject a requirement which would have meant pigeon shooters might have to prove that they have tried to scare birds away from agricultural crops before shooting has been welcomed by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Read more…
A firearms licensing and fees working group, involving all relevant stakeholders, must be set up by the NI Department of Justice (DoJ) to examine all issues involving firearms licensing and to increase transparency and accountability in the administration of firearms law in Northern Ireland.
International competitors will attend this year’s BASC .410 World Championships; a clay-shooting competition using the smallest-calibre shotgun in general use. The event is organised by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Gamebore Cartridges will sponsor the competition and donate 3,000 .410 cartridges as Read more…
More than 1,000 areas of land used for shooting have been signed up to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Green Shoots Mapping programme, a secure online system which records species and habitats of national importance found on land managed for shooting. The mapping programme, created in 2012, asks Read more…
People can improve both their shooting and shoot management skills at a course run by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) later this month. The Shooting for the Future course will be held at the GWCT’s Allerton Project research farm Read more…
