BASC launches Scottish Manifesto

• Post published:6th April 2021

BASC's Scottish manifesto seeks to ensure that all parliamentarians from all parties recognise the value of shooting in Scotland.

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Holyrood election hustings for Scotland’s shooting community

• Post published:30th March 2021

BASC has announced two major online Scottish Parliament election hustings for Scotland’s shooting community as May’s poll date draws nearer.

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Covid fund aids over 100 Scottish country sports tourism businesses

• Post published:25th March 2021

Over 100 Scottish country sports businesses have received a share of a £1m recovery pot following intervention from BASC and the SCSTG.

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Welfare of deer threatened by Scottish government measures

• Post published:24th March 2021

BASC has described the Scottish government's response to the deer working group report as a ‘grave concern’ for deer welfare.

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Lifeline: The story behind the Scottish country sports tourism restart fund

• Post published:18th February 2021

BASC Scotland’s public affairs manager, Ross Ewing, explores the significance of the recently announced £1M coronavirus fund to help Scotland’s country sports tourism sector.

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Lifeline £1M coronavirus fund announced for Scotland’s country sports tourism sector

• Post published:18th February 2021

A £1M coronavirus fund for country sports has been secured in Scotland following a lobbying campaign by BASC and the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group.

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Coronavirus: Scottish Gamekeeping Perspectives

• Post published:5th February 2021

BASC Scotland’s Jake Swindells explores how members of the gamekeeping and wildlife management working group are continuing to contend with the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Urgent support required for country sports tourism businesses – an open letter to the Scottish Government

• Post published:2nd February 2021

BASC has written an open letter to the Scottish Government regarding the repeated exclusion of country sports businesses from coronavirus financial support in recent months.

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Scottish country sports tourism businesses denied coronavirus funding for a second time

• Post published:2nd February 2021

BASC has hit out at the Scottish Government for excluding country sports tourism businesses from coronavirus financial support for a second time.

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