Nominations now open for BASC Ladies Star of Shooting award 2019
15th August 2019
Award is for “outstanding contribution to ladies shooting”.
BASC News
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Ticks and Lyme disease – what you should know
14th August 2019
Lyme disease is a growing problem. Dr Sandra Pearson, medical director of Lyme Disease Action, looks at what you can do to prevent it.
BASC highlights benefits of grouse moor management to moorland MPs
14th August 2019
E-newsletter sent to 80 cross-party MPs.
Premier League Hunting
13th August 2019
Training your gundog to hunt for live quarry is like being a premiership football manager – your job is to teach a naturally talented young athlete to use his skills in the most effective way
A life with English setters
13th August 2019
Five questions with Dom Goutorbe of Upperwood Kennels, President of the English setter Club, champion trainer and field trial judge.
The Glorious Twelfth is a celebration for all
12th August 2019
The 12th August represents the start of the game shooting calendar, beginning with the most prized bird of them all – our native red grouse.
BASC chairman’s message as grouse shooting season starts
12th August 2019
“Diligent and dedicated” work of keepers is vital to conservation and the rural economy.
BASC statement on Labour’s demand for grouse shooting review
12th August 2019
Review “needs to hear from the people on the ground” who maintain grouse moors with massive benefits for conservation and the environment.
BASC joins Scotland’s rural organisations asking for the value of grouse shooting to be recognised
12th August 2019
Rural organisations have appealed to politicians to recognise the value of grouse shooting ahead of one of the most important seasons in generations.
