BASC media
BASC’s media team are responsible for representing shooting and the organisation to the press. We also work to inform, educate and entertain BASC members and non-members through a range of channels.
What we do
Our media team work alongside BASC regional representatives and subject-matter experts to provide informed commentary and interviews on key issues, for both national and local media outlets.
Find out more about what we do below and how we are constantly striving to support shooting, our members and the rural communities by giving them a voice.
If you have a story or potential feature, please email media@basc.org.uk – we would love to hear from you.
For journalist enquiries, contact our press office during office hours on 01244 573 052, or outside office hours on 07970 096 554.
Latest BASC features
Putting the pond to good use
Releasing mallard in the right location can provide added variety to a driven day. Glynn Evans shares his advice on how to go about it.
BASC out and about
As we embark on a new year, Gareth Dockerty reflects on what your local BASC teams got up to in 2025 and highlights opportunities to look forward to in 2026.
A new kind of keeper: how Southill is restoring nature from within
At Southill Estate in Bedfordshire, head gamekeeper Paul Dunn is showing how practical deer management can restore habitats and support wildlife at scale.
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The latest news from BASC
Damning report exposes firearms licensing failures in Beds, Cambs and Herts
A damning report into firearms licensing failures across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire cements BASC’s concerns about under-resourced police firearms licensing units.
Call for voluntary restraint for shooting of waterfowl in Scotland due to severe weather
Due to the widespread severe weather, BASC is calling for people who shoot in Scotland to exercise restraint, wherever it is needed, in the shooting of ducks, geese and waders, including reared mallard.
Home Office amnesty for banned Bruni top or side-venting blank firing pistols
Five top or side-venting blank firers manufactured in Italy by Bruni have been classed as readily convertible and are now illegal to own.