BASC Scotland’s public affairs manager, Ross Ewing, explores what the next five years could mean for shooting as the new session of the Scottish Parliament gets underway.
Read Dr Conor O’Gorman’s blog on the role sustainable shooting has to play in the government’s ambitious plans for nature recovery in England.
Guest blogger Gethin Jones tells of the challenges that have preceded some of his most memorable shooting firsts.
Read Conor O’Gorman’s blog following the inclusion of plans for new animal welfare legislation in the Queen’s speech in parliament yesterday.
The Government has announced an interim licensing scheme for gamebird release on and within 500 metres of European Protected Sites.
Martin Parker, former chief scientist at the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, has been appointed as BASC’s new head of firearms.
BASC has pledged to work with the newly-elected Scottish Government to ensure shooting’s interests continue to be fully represented in Holyrood.
BASC has rejected proposals by the UK Woodland Assurance Standard to ban the use of lead ammunition under its banner by 2023.
Following intervention from BASC, Defra has included scientific research as a licensable aspect of the new burning regulations in England.
