BASC NI runs range day for deer stalkers
1st April 2015
BASC members in Northern Ireland are being invited to hone their shooting techniques and view the latest range of equipment at a rifle range day on Saturday 18 April
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Sea trout spawning grounds in North Wales protected by local shoot
31st March 2015
Work to improve and protect riverbanks and vegetation on sea trout spawning grounds has been carried out by a local shoot on the Llyn Peninsula in Wales through BASC’s Green Shoots conservation programme, supported by Natural Resources Wales.
Shooting’s conservation contribution – Chairman’s letter in the Daily Telegraph
31st March 2015
A letter from BASC chairman Alan Jarrett promoting shooting’s conservation contribution has been printed in today’s Daily Telegraph
BASC Gamekeepers’ Fair 2015 offers 500 tickets for troops
30th March 2015
500 tickets to the BASC Gamekeepers’ Fair are available free of charge for serving members of the British armed forces. The event will be held at Catton Park, Derbyshire on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April.
Gamekeeping students learn about muirburn with BASC Scotland
27th March 2015
Students from Elmwood Campus have been learning about muirburn, the rotational burning of old heather, and other aspects of moorland management.
BASC publishes online PR toolkit for shooting and conservation
26th March 2015
A range of online information resources for people to use as a PR toolkit to highlight the value of shooting and its role in the UK has been published by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
Green Shoots Mapping review to boost shooting’s conservation credentials
25th March 2015
More than 1,000 individuals and shoots are now using BASC’s interactive online Green Shoots Mapping system which allows people to make bespoke maps of their shooting grounds and to record species and habitat information which feeds into BASC’s Green Shoots Programme.
BASC NI briefs Assembly Agriculture Committee chair on the benefits of shooting
24th March 2015
The Value of Shooting to Northern Ireland’s economy, countryside and social well-being were highlighted to the chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Agriculture Committee
BASC Scotland challenges airgun licensing report
23rd March 2015
A report supporting legislation to introduce airgun licensing in Scotland has been challenged by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
