Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, expanded his knowledge of shooting thanks to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
The first in a series of presentations organised to mark the milestone of 20,000 people passing the voluntary deer stalking award DSC1 has been hosted by BASC Northern Ireland at Stormont. The Deer Stalking Certificate 1 (DSC1) – has been awarded by Deer Management Qualifications (DMQ) – the major provider
The NI Justice Committee has urged Department of Justice (DoJ) officials to rethink their latest proposal to significantly increase firearms licensing fees. The department’s latest proposals on a range of firearms issues were debated during a meeting of the Justice Committee at Stormont yesterday, Wednesday 18 June.
Opposition to a proposed increase in firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland has been reiterated by the leading shooting and countryside organisations. The organisations – The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI) and the Gun Trade Guild NI (GTG NI)
Chris Brooks from BASC Central England ran a training day for probationary police officers from Suffolk Constabulary. He briefed them on shooting, the benefits that shooting has for conservation and how shooting shapes the countryside especially through the work of gamekeepers. He also talked about wildlife crime such as poaching
Women in Leicestershire will have a chance to try clay shooting at an event hosted by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The event will be held at the Field Sport Activity Centre, Lount, Leciestershire, on 26th June. BASC-accredited shotgun coaches will provide
of this year’s elections to BASC’s Council were announced at the association’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 14th June.
Countryside organisations and businesses are being urged to put forward teams to take part in a fundraising clay shoot. The Countryside Clay Shoot will raise money for the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust (GWT), which provides financial grants for gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies in times of hardship, and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent
Staff from the North Wales Police firearms licensing team visited BASC’s head office near Wrexham to find out more about the association and shooting sports. Firearms enquiry officers and administration staff from North Wales Police were shown around the BASC offices and were given presentations by staff from a number
