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Licence to shoot – BASC letter in The Times
BASC Chairman Eoghan Cameron has a letter published in The Times in response to a call for licensing of shoots.
RSPB calls for new laws on game bird shooting
Charity says licensing system is needed to prevent ‘unacceptable’ damage to countryside, plus stricter enforcement of existing laws.
Game shooters fear for their sport as RSPB chiefs take aim
Pheasant shooting is facing an existential challenge as the RSPB prepares to end its neutrality on the sport by demanding reforms to protect native wildlife.
Breed fewer game birds, RSPB tells shooting lobby
Game-bird shooting has been handed an ultimatum by the RSPB to scale back an industry that rears 57 million pheasants and partridges for sport each year.
RSPB ‘self-isolates’ from shooting community with demanding gamebird review
he RSPB is threatening to call for a ban on gamebird shooting if moorland managers don’t do what it wants.
‘Eyewatering’ self-catering accommodation restrictions hit Perthshire sports tourism businesses
Restrictions on self catering accommodation in Scotland have had an “eyewatering” impact on rural tourism businesses, it has been claimed.
Consistent approach needed to coronavirus restrictions for Scottish and Highland accommodation businesses, say sporting organisations
Two of Scotland’s leading country sports organisations are calling on the Scottish Government to adopt a more consistent approach to coronavirus restrictions for accommodation businesses.
Backlash after SNP ministers include self-catering accommodation in ban on visiting other households
Country sports groups warn of millions of pounds of lost bookings as it emerged only one household can stay in self-catering properties.
Britain’s woodlands face deer invasion as demand for wild venison drops due to cheaper meat imports and less demand during lockdown
Britain’s woodlands face being overrun with deer because the market for wild venison has collapsed.