- Features
The art of picking up
The value of a well-oiled picking-up team can’t really be overstated. After all, accounting for every bird shot should always be the end goal.
- Features
5 minutes with BASC’s director of Scotland Peter Clark
BASC’s newly appointed director of Scotland Peter Clark talks about his plans and the challenges facing shooting in Scotland and the UK.
- Features
Lindisfarne – a wildfowling experience like no other
We hear from a BASC member who secured a dream wildfowling trip on Lindisfarne after bidding for the prize in BASC’s annual auction.
- Offbeat
Friends and shooting are the perfect tonic
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, Curtis Mossop explains how shooting plays an important part in his wellbeing.
- Offbeat
Two-year lead ammunition review – how far will it go?
Dr Conor O’Gorman discusses a consultation set to launch in April on proposals to restrict the use of lead ammunition in England, Wales and Scotland.
- Latest news
Moving to sustainable ammunition
If you are planning to move away from lead ammunition now is a good time to place your order to ensure demand can be met.
- Latest news
New Bill can untie shooting’s red tape
BASC believes that sustainable shooting will benefit from a review of EU legislation through the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill.
- Latest news
Young farmers hit the target at BASC shooting finals
Oakedge shooting ground in Staffordshire was the venue for the BASC-sponsored National Federation of Young Farmers shooting finals earlier this month.
Press release
New paper into social impact of shooting ‘significant’, says BASC
A new scientific paper into the social, mental and wellbeing attributes of those who participate in game shooting has been highlighted as significant by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new paper, published in the journal Ageing & Society, concludes that participation in shooting and shooting-related activities, Read more…
