The Conservative party has praised shooting and anglings’ contribution to rural economic growth and environmental improvement.
The future of shooting and angling would be assured under a future Labour government according to Diana Johnson MP, Labour’s shadow crime and security minister with responsibility for firearms licensing issues.
14-year-old Josh Siddons from Bilsthorpe in Nottinghamshire and his English springer spaniel Molly won the BASC Chudleys scurry league 2013 final at the Midland Game & Country Fair on Saturday 14th September.
The economic and environmental benefits of shooting and angling have been recognised by DEFRA minister David Heath at a rural reception hosted by the BASC and the Angling Trust at the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Glasgow.
Wildfowling clubs have secured shooting on 12,500 acres of foreshore with help from the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
As national figures show a 22 per cent decline in water vole numbers, a new population has been found on the River Winniford in Dorset by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
A decision by the Home Office to postpone an increase in firearms certificate fees to allow further work on costs and the role of medical advice in the licensing process has been welcomed by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
The chair and chief executive from Natural England, the public body responsible for protecting and improving the natural environment BASC to discuss conservation programmes and explore opportunities for working together.
The Isle of Arran Deer Management scheme, organised by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has places available for BASC members.
