Join us for the Best In The Field Clay Shoot
1st June 2023
BASC’s inaugural Best In The Field Clay Shoot is a competition with a difference, with targets set to replicate live quarry shooting.
BASC News
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BASC CEO responds to Defra’s decision to remove GL43
31st May 2023
Read our update and response to the removal of GL43 by Defra, which covers the release of gamebirds on or within 500m of protected sites.
National rodent control survey
30th May 2023
You can be in with the chance of winning £250 in cash by answering questions about your approach to controlling rats.
Calls for urgent action on rural mental health echoed by BASC
30th May 2023
BASC is backing calls by a group of MPs for “urgent and meaningful” government action on rural mental health in England.
Giving gundogs gusto
28th May 2023
It is important that all dog owners understand the importance of fitness and have the knowledge to keep their dogs injury free for longer.
BASC announced as headline sponsor of Yorkshire Post Rural Awards
27th May 2023
BASC has announced it’s headline sponsorship of this year’s Yorkshire Post Rural Awards, which take place in Harrogate on 28 September 2023.
BASC victory over outside-of-Scotland omission on wildlife management bill
26th May 2023
A Scottish government committee has u-turned on its decision to exclude responses from outside Scotland after intervention from BASC.
BASC will ‘not hesitate to take legal action’ against Welsh Government
24th May 2023
Read our letter to Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs, regarding the use of modern humane cable restraints to protect ground-nesting birds.
The sword and the shield of shooting
24th May 2023
Following this year’s Annual General Meeting, BASC Chairman Eoghan Cameron pays tribute to might of the association and its members.
