Features
Looking for something to read? You’ll find a host of insightful and entertaining articles on all things shooting right here.
Science matters: wonderful woodcock
Heather Warrender reviews the latest research on woodcock, looking at the shooting community’s role in reversing the decline in the fortunes of this enigmatic wader.
No such thing as 9 to 5 gamekeepers
BASC provides support across a range of issues for members with a variety of specialist requirements, as Gareth Dockerty explains.
Stand by me
With the deer population on the increase, we will need more skilled deer stalkers, and Martin Edwards explains how a new scheme can help provide essential experience.
Let’s Learn Moor 2024: the half-way point
Wednesday is the third day of Let’s Learn Moor 2024, with events being held across the north of England from 1 to 5 July.
Welcome back to Blenheim
The Game Fair returns to Blenheim Palace on 26-28 July for the first time in ten years and BASC members can again claim complimentary entry.
Happy days on the clays
With summer finally here, now is the time to look at the virtues of shooting clays to keep your eye in and satisfy a need.
Election 2024: what do the party manifestoes say about shooting?
BASC’s Conor O’Gorman reviews political party manifestoes and urges everyone to contact their parliamentary candidates before 4 July.
Boredom and apathy have no place in a general election
In the face of an election billed as a foregone conclusion, BASC’s Christopher Graffius argues why we all must continue to press for a positive outcome for shooting.
The art of pigeon shooting
Successful pigeon control is an endless learning curve, as BASC East director Terry Behan knows from 40 years of hard-earned experience.
