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
A new tool to help you plan the season
How a data-led approach to shoot management assisted the development of a new tool to help you plan for next season.
Fenland wildfowlers put conservation into practice
From litter picks to bird monitoring and nesting projects, Fenland Wildfowlers Association members are carrying out hands-on conservation work across the Wash.
Wader Week – get the right advice
The Working for Waders partnership has published predator management guidance on how lethal and non-lethal predator control can contribute to wader conservation.
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The latest news from BASC
New England and Wales BASC Council members announced at AGM
BASC members have elected two new representatives to the association’s governing Council, following voting for seats in England and Wales.
BASC welcomes withdrawal of NI firearms fees consultation
BASC has welcomed the withdrawal of a Northern Ireland consultation on proposals to increase firearms licensing fees by 153 per cent.
Wildlife crime needs enforcement, not gamebird licensing
BASC has responded to a new RSPB report on the illegal killing of birds of prey, reaffirming its zero-tolerance position on wildlife crime while calling for targeted enforcement rather than sector-wide licensing.