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BASC extends membership opening hours to meet demand

29th April 2016

BASC’s membership hotline will extend its opening hours from Tuesday 3rd May in order to meet demand for membership.

BASC accuses Ilkley Moor campaigners of crime against conservation

29th April 2016

BRITAIN’S largest shooting and conservation organisation has accused anti-shooting campaigners of attempting to “commit a crime against conservation” on Ilkley Moor.

British shooters inundate politicians and election candidates

28th April 2016

POLITICIANS and election candidates have received almost 40,000 emails from British shooters using BASC’s unique campaign websites.

BASC launches PCC election website

27th April 2016

BASC has launched a unique campaigning website for the upcoming Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections. These elections are of great importance to those who shoot because firearms licensing comes within the responsibilities of a PCC. The website equips all those with an interest in shooting to identify their candidates

Use a Purdey shotgun at the Countryside Clay Shoot

26th April 2016

People taking part in this year’s Countryside Clay Shoot will have the chance to shoot some of the finest shotguns in the world for charity, courtesy of globally renowned gun maker James Purdey & Sons.

Michelin-starred chef cooks up rabbit dish for Taste of Game

26th April 2016

TASTE of Game has commissioned a rabbit cacciatore recipe from acclaimed Michelin-starred Italian chef Francesco Mazzei.

Community signs up for battle against American mink

25th April 2016

RESIDENTS of a north Wales village hope to make a dent in the American mink population after attending a BASC training day.

BASC responds to Essex PCC’s comments on firearms licensing

22nd April 2016

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has responded to comments made by Nick Alston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, on firearms licensing.