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Northern Ireland shooting organisations aim to improve firearms licensing
Northern Ireland’s largest shooting and countryside organisations have joined forces to help improve firearms licensing.
Northern Ireland’s largest shooting and countryside organisations have joined forces to help improve firearms licensing.
We are urging members to respond to a six-week public consultation on the proposed Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.
Curtis Mossop highlights the BASC and Kids Country Cubs and Scouts event as a fine example of BASC’s work to bring the countryside to thousands of children every year.
BASC is calling for users of the general licence for conservation in Wales to provide case studies to rebut NRW’s decision to remove jays, jackdaws and magpies.
The decision by Natural Resources Wales to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws is a retrograde blow for conservation.
BASC members are eligible for complimentary admission to the Northern Shooting Show at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate.
Subject to NRW board approval, the proposals would remove magpies, jays and jackdaws from the Welsh general licence for conservation.
BASC’s Dr Colin Shedden reflects on the implications for shooting of the recently published Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.
Land-based workers in Scotland can claim upwards of £500 towards the cost of practical and technical courses under the scheme.