The value of wildfowling and the positive conservation benefits it brings are highlighted in an infographic produced and published by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The infographic will be sent to MPs in coastal constituencies where wildfowling takes place. The infographic has been added to BASC’s growing
British Shooting, the umbrella body for competitive target shooting, is seeking a non-executive director.
Advice for firearms certificate holders on protecting their firearms from theft has been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police. The advice, Protect Your Firearm, Protect Your Sport, shares tips with certificate holders on
BASC has written to the Home Office and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice to request their support for the removal of Visitors’ Firearm and Shotgun Permit fees. Visitors from within the EU coming to the UK to shoot currently have to pay a £12 fee or £60 group fee
A distribution map of BASC’s membership of more than 140,000 shows people who take part in shooting sports live in city, town, coast and countryside and dispels any myth about shooting being solely a rural issue. BASC, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, is the UK’s largest shooting organisation.
Fieldsports generate 10 million visits a year to the English countryside according to the latest research from Natural England. Fishing generates another 14 million visits. The visits are measured in the fifth annual report from Natural England on people’s engagement with the natural environment. BASC chairman Alan Jarrett said: “BASC
Taste of Game has teamed up with DB Foods and supermarket Aldi to stock oven-ready pheasants under the Brookfield Game brand. The Specialbuy pheasant will be available in Aldi stores nationwide from today (Thursday 15th January). To help customers get the most from this lean, rich meat, the packaging will
BASC members who want to stand for the association’s elected Council are being reminded that the deadline for entries is approaching. The deadline for nominations is at the end of January with the election results announced at the BASC AGM on 13th June 2015. Candidates must be BASC members and
Firearms safety and security has an excellent record in the UK. Richard Ali, chief executive of BASC, explains how shooting organisations have been working with the Home Office to maintain it.
