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RSPB must give shooting due credit if dialogue is to succeed
Ian Danby, BASC’s head of biodiversity, considers the RSPB’s announcement today about its year-long review of shooting.
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RSPB risks widening rift with rural Britain, says BASC
UK’s largest shooting organisation responds to RSPB review on gamebird shooting.
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Countryside organisations urge Government to back new ‘blueprint’ for future of shooting
Leading countryside organisations have urged the Government to support a new blueprint for the shooting sector which aims to deliver a ‘game changing’ benefit for the environment.
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‘Eyewatering’ losses hit Scottish rural economy following self-catering accommodation restrictions
Tens of thousands of pounds worth of losses hit the rural economy following a Scottish Government u-turn on self-catering accommodation restrictions.
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BASC launches second newspaper campaign
The adverts celebrate the wider benefits that shooting brings all the participants and reassures the public shooting can take place in a COVID-secure manner.
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BASC chairman Eoghan Cameron hails adaptability of shooters as seasons open
As an organisation, we continue to adapt to challenges the pandemic throws at shooting, and we have shown we are more than a match for it.
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Statement on Covid-19 as the pheasant season starts
Leading shooting and rural organisations are reminding the shooting community of the importance of following the law and government guidance at the start of the pheasant season.
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BASC response to RSPB Birdcrime report 2019
BASC has reiterated its public condemnation of raptor persecution and support for a ‘zero tolerance’ approach that is seeing success.
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BASC welcome relaxation of muirburn ban in Scotland
BASC has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to relax a temporary muirburn ban which was imposed as part of emergency coronavirus legislation.
