Features
Looking for something to read? You’ll find a host of insightful and entertaining articles on all things shooting right here.
Wild places, better headspace
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, BASC’s Gareth Dockerty reflects on a day spent on a managed grouse moor in the North York Moors.
Science matters: Grey squirrels, damaged woods and pine martens
BASC’s Julia Newman reviews research around bark stripping activity in grey squirrels and discusses the role of pine martens as part of the solution.
A step into the unknown
Shooting your first clay competition can be a nerve-wracking experience, but one worth stepping out of your comfort zone for, writes Emma Clitherow.
Wildfowlers lead litter picks across the UK
It may be the off-season for wildfowlers, but clubs are a hive of activity at this time of year, organising litter picks and carrying out vital habitat improvement work.
Superheroes of the moors
When devastating wildfire tore across ten square miles of the North York Moors in late summer 2025, it was the expertise of local gamekeepers that helped to stop it.
Scottish Parliament elections – what do the party manifestos say about shooting?
Dr Conor O’Gorman, BASC’s head of policy and campaigns reviews political party manifestos ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May and urges people to contact their candidates.
Woodpigeon on the quarry list
BASC’s Conor O’Gorman explains the rationale behind proposals to add woodpigeon to the quarry list while retaining the species on the general licences.
An overseas perspective on quarry species reviews
BASC’s Chris Wright examines quarry species changes in Ireland and Poland and what they mean for the UK, highlighting why it is vital for shooters to respond before the 17 May deadline.
Senedd elections – what do the party manifestos say about shooting?
What do the elections mean for shooting in Wales? Here’s what the manifestos say – and why your voice matters.