Have you booked your BASC shoot visit yet?
15th September 2021
BASC’s shoot visits have been taken up by more than 300 shoots this year, and are on target to hit 400 by the end of 2021.
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Nominate your BASC Ladies Star of Shooting for 2021
15th September 2021
Nominations for this year’s BASC Ladies Star of Shooting awards are now open.
WHCT awards €17,000 grant to aid Lithuanian waterbirds
14th September 2021
A project to protect the habitat and breeding grounds of waterbirds in Lithuania has been boosted by a pledge of €17,000 from the WHCT.
What Scotland’s programme for government means for shooting
10th September 2021
BASC Scotland’s public affairs manager, Ross Ewing, reflects on the key policies within Scotland’s newly unveiled programme for government.
Shoots – our unsung hedgerow heroes
8th September 2021
BASC’s Dr Conor O’Gorman highlights the role of shoots in the campaign to increase Britain’s hedgerow network by 40% by 2050.
BASC Legacy Scholarship 2021 winners announced
8th September 2021
The recipients of this year’s BASC Legacy Scholarship have been announced as Lucy Marsden and Oscar Caunce.
Pet Theft Taskforce publishes breakthrough recommendations
7th September 2021
Read more on what the government’s announcement of a new criminal offence for pet theft means for dog owners.
Lack of GP involvement in firearms licensing highlighted in The Times
6th September 2021
GP participation in firearms licensing should be a legal obligation say the chairs of the British Shooting Sports Council and the APPG on Shooting and Conservation.
BASC statement on Pet Theft Taskforce recommendations
3rd September 2021
BASC welcomes the government’s commitment to tackle the reported increase in incidents of pet theft.