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BASC police training gathers pace across Wales
BASC Wales continues to support firearms licensing and rural crime teams, recently delivering training sessions to North Wales Police and Gwent Police.
Somerset’s Sarah-Jane receives BASC award for contribution to shooting
BASC member Sarah-Jane Longbottom was presented with a Special Presentation Award in recognition of her exceptional work to involve more women in shooting.
Deer training proposals risk leaving Scotland short of vital deer managers
BASC and NFU Scotland have warned that plans to introduce mandatory training under the Natural Environment Bill raise serious concerns for the future of Scottish deer management.
Firearms licensing on the agenda at BASC and FELWG meeting
BASC met with the chair of the NPCC’s Firearms and Explosives Working Group for an open, constructive discussion on key firearms licensing issues.
BASC rifle day brings together women shooters at Bisley
BASC’s Women in Shooting rifle day at Bisley Sporting Rifle ranges in Surrey allowed participants to try a variety of rifles on a mix of targets.
BASC reinforces call for practical muirburn legislation at Scottish Wildfire Summit
BASC welcomed constructive discussions on muirburn at the Scottish Wildfire Summit, held yesterday in Granton-on-Spey.
How a Kent shooting estate is ‘making space for nature’
Wide-ranging conservation work being carried out on a Kent shoot is set to become a case study for the county’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
BASC cautiously welcomes further delay to Scottish muirburn licensing rollout
BASC has cautiously welcomed today’s announcement that the implementation of muirburn licensing in Scotland will be delayed once again.
BASC welcomes milestone in grey squirrel fertility control research
BASC is marking Red Squirrel Awareness Week with news of a world-first breakthrough in grey squirrel fertility control research.