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Gamekeepers’ Fair to celebrate 40th anniversary

8th October 2015

One of the highlights of the gamekeeping calendar will mark its 40th anniversary next year.

BASC at the Party Conferences

8th October 2015

The voice of shooting was heard loud and clear at the three main UK party conferences, where BASC promoted the sport through a series of receptions, putting the case for shooting to Ministers, spokespeople, parliamentarians, councillors and local party members.

Scurry league final is hotly contested

7th October 2015

One of Britain’s biggest gundog events reached its climax at Packington when the 20 finalists competed to become the BASC/Chudleys gundog scurry league winner.

Countryside access in Wales needs improving, not extending

6th October 2015

There should not be a right of recreation to all land in Wales; instead there should be greater emphasis on improving the existing access, according to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).

Conservatives pledge support for shooting

5th October 2015

Shooting is ‘vital for the fabric of the UK rural economy’, the Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs Liz Truss MP said at the Conservative Party Conference today.

BASC calls for a fair deal for shooting

2nd October 2015

BASC has called for comprehensive recognition and support for shooting, in response to a government review of the future of this sport in England.

Forty chefs get a taste for game

1st October 2015

Forty chefs and restaurateurs from across Sussex have taken a lesson in clay pigeon shooting to help appreciate what’s needed to put the real thing, and other game, on their menus.

BASC welcomes Welsh code on fox snaring

30th September 2015

BASC has welcomed the new Welsh Government’s code of best practice on the use of snares in fox control. BASC was closely involved in the drafting of the code.