Airgunning advice

Everything you need to know to undertake pest control in a safe and correct manner.

Pest and predator advice

Everything you need to know to undertake pest control in a safe and correct manner.

Pest species

Courses

We run a wide range of courses, covering all areas of shooting, including an introduction to woodpigeon shooting.

Trapping pest birds in the UK

Pest and predator control is an integral part of conservation and wildlife management and it is necessary to reduce predation and damage to acceptable levels.

Night shooting code of practice knowledge test

Want to check your night shooting knowledge, take our free online test.

Night shooting

The night shooting of foxes, ground game and rats is necessary to ensure that damage to game, wildlife, livestock and growing crops is kept at acceptable levels.

Ladder traps

A strategically set ladder trap will catch birds when other methods of control either won’t work or are impractical.

Advocating for sustainable shooting through self-regulation

For shoots looking to elevate their commitment to self-regulation, assurance schemes provide an avenue to do so.

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