A firearms licensing and fees working group, involving all relevant stakeholders, must be set up by the NI Department of Justice (DoJ) to examine all issues involving firearms licensing and to increase transparency and accountability in the administration of firearms law in Northern Ireland.
International competitors will attend this year’s BASC .410 World Championships; a clay-shooting competition using the smallest-calibre shotgun in general use. The event is organised by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Gamebore Cartridges will sponsor the competition and donate 3,000 .410 cartridges as
More than 1,000 areas of land used for shooting have been signed up to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Green Shoots Mapping programme, a secure online system which records species and habitats of national importance found on land managed for shooting. The mapping programme, created in 2012, asks
People can improve both their shooting and shoot management skills at a course run by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) later this month. The Shooting for the Future course will be held at the GWCT’s Allerton Project research farm
The social value and public benefits generated in the UK by shooting sports cannot be ignored, according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
People due to renew their shotgun or firearm certificate in 2015 should make sure they get their application in with plenty of time to spare, according to experts at the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Next year is one of the peak years
BASC Northern Ireland will host a Young Farmers’ Shooting Day on Saturday 6th September at North Antrim Rifle and Pistol Club, near Dervock. The event is open to any member of a Northern Ireland Young Farmers’ Club. Participants will be given a safety briefing and safe handling instruction before being
Opportunities for BASC members to try wildfowling are detailed in an updated Wildfowling Permit Scheme booklet produced by BASC. The guide can be found online. The booklet is designed to provide information to people who have never been wildfowling as well as the experienced wildfowler. It includes contact details of
Details of the first of two wildfowling awareness days to be held this season have been announced by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The events, which are exclusive to BASC members, will allow participants to experience wildfowling with specialist BASC staff and affiliated clubs. The first will
