Water voles, which are in serious decline in many parts of Britain, have made a surprising comeback in Somerset and Dorset as shown in a major conservation survey by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
The Home Office has begun a co-operative process with the shooting community to assess the correct proportion payable by shooters for licensing services provided by police under the Firearms Act.
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is working with Hampshire Police to support training for frontline officers and staff to improve their understanding of rural activities and raise awareness of issues affecting those who live and work in the countryside.
New guidance on firearms licensing – which has been produced by the Home Office in consultation with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and others – will be published today. The guidance sets the standards to drive efficiency, consistency and reduce bureaucracy for the police and those who shoot.
Paul Chaplow from North Yorkshire is this year’s BASC Wales .410 World Champion after competing against opponents from all over the world.
The Conservative party has praised shooting and anglings’ contribution to rural economic growth and environmental improvement.
The future of shooting and angling would be assured under a future Labour government according to Diana Johnson MP, Labour’s shadow crime and security minister with responsibility for firearms licensing issues.
14-year-old Josh Siddons from Bilsthorpe in Nottinghamshire and his English springer spaniel Molly won the BASC Chudleys scurry league 2013 final at the Midland Game & Country Fair on Saturday 14th September.
The economic and environmental benefits of shooting and angling have been recognised by DEFRA minister David Heath at a rural reception hosted by the BASC and the Angling Trust at the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Glasgow.
