BASC complaint secures Conservative Party backing
3rd March 2017
Anti-shooting campaign group ordered to stop affiliating itself with political party.
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New BASC study shows firearms licensing is a ‘postcode lottery’
28th February 2017
BASC ranks police firearms licensing performance across five categories.
BASC highlights new bird flu regulations
27th February 2017
BASC is highlighting new measures to protect against avian flu in England, Wales and Scotland.
BASC welcomes SNH finding on absence of shoot licensing in Europe
25th February 2017
Study compared regulations on hunting gamebirds in 14 different European countries.
BASC working with Thames Valley Police to reduce licensing delays
24th February 2017
BASC firearms team asked by force to help reduce application process to 60 days.
Shooters in Scotland help farmers protect crops from geese
24th February 2017
Farmers and shooters in Scotland are teaming up to protect crops from thousands of migrating geese. The open season for shooting geese on farmland has closed but farmers can apply to Scottish Natural Heritage for a specific out of season shooting licence. They will need to demonstrate that they are
Invest in shooting, BASC tells Welsh government
23rd February 2017
BASC calling on Welsh government to invest in shooting to help it achieve its aim for the sustainable management of natural resources.
Peugeot joins BASC’s car discount scheme
22nd February 2017
Latest addition to the exclusive scheme which can save members thousands of pounds off the list price of new vehicles.
BASC gives largest ever grant to conservation Trust
20th February 2017
BASC marks the end of the wildfowling season by making its largest grant ever of £50,000 to the WHCT.
