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Both Barrels: busting the steel myths
Bill Harriman takes a look at the age-old theory that steel shot should not be fired from a barrel that is choked greater than half.
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The fake news about grouse moors
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty sorts fiction from fact regarding grouse shooting on Yorkshire Water’s moorland.
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Tackling wildfires at the landscape level
A new report into wildfire risks in the Peak District National Park, should be the template for all parks says Gareth Dockerty.
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The precautionary principle
BASC’s Dr Marnie Lovejoy discusses why short-sighted application of the precautionary principle is damaging biodiversity and conservation.
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Help us protect the mallard
Now’s the time to start recording your findings of duck nest tube usage, as BASC’s Kiri Thompson explains.
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The GWT needs your help
The Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust needs your support as we face one of shooting’s most challenging periods in recent times.
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Our broken environmental laws
BASC’s Dr Marnie Lovejoy takes a closer look at Defra’s Nature Recovery Green Paper and the opportunity it presents for shooting.
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Steer clear of baby deer
The coming weeks will see the countryside alive with new life. But we need to make sure that our interactions with young wildlife are limited.
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Wizard of wood
Gun stock making and restoration requires surgical-precision work as Marta Jacyna discovered when she met master stockmaker Greg Morris.
