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
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.
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The latest news from BASC
Serious decline in firearms licensing performance, latest figures show
BASC is calling for failing firearms licensing departments to be held to account following the release of the latest performance figures for England and Wales.
Applications open for 2026 BASC Wildlife Fund David Gray Scholarship
Applications are now open for the BASC Wildlife Fund David Gray Conservation Scholarship, opening new opportunities for students pursuing careers in conservation.
Win a Browning 825 package worth £4,000 in BASC’s spring gun draw
Enter BASC’s spring gun draw today to be in with a chance of winning a Browning 825 Sporter package worth more than £4,000.