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
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.
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The latest news from BASC
Scottish grouse licensing system opens today
NatureScot has opened its new system for grouse shoot licence applications from today, 15 July.
Important information for users of Pyrodex
Pyrodex – a black powder substitute – has been reclassified. Read the implications here.
Let’s Learn Moor 2024 is a runaway success
Let’s Learn Moor 2024 welcomed 2,600 children from 75 schools across northern England to learn about the management and preservation of the uplands.