Daughters of the land
In honour of International Women’s Day, we recount the stories of female gamekeepers in history who blazed a trail for generations to come.
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Gamekeeping
Peri and River ready to compete at Crufts
Peri Burchmore, winner of the BASC gamekeepers’ classes on Gundog Day at Crufts 2023, will be back this year to take on the competition.
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Celebrating the great and the good
Every year, BASC presents a number of prestigious honours and awards, celebrating those who go the extra mile for the benefit of shooting and conservation.
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Farming and environmental grants: delivering nature recovery through sustainable shooting
Ian Danby highlights the opportunities for shooting and landowners within 2024 updates to the English farming and environmental support schemes.
Don’t be a stranger for the next seven months
As another game shooting season ends, we are going to say goodbye to our shoot friends and colleagues, but hopefully not for long.
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NRW moves goalposts on gamebird releasing proposals
NRW’s recommendation for gamebird release should be licensed from 2025 demonstrates a complete lack of fairness and transparency, says Conor O’Gorman.
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Scottish snaring ban would be “catastrophic” for threatened species
A decision by the Scottish government to ban snares would be catastrophic to threatened bird species, including the iconic capercaillie.
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Snares banned in Wales despite threat to vulnerable species
The Agriculture (Wales) Act will make it illegal to use snares in Wales, despite the threat to species conservation and livestock protection.
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50 not out
Sparsholt’s history stretches back 125 years. Fifty years ago, the college pioneered the country’s first dedicated gamekeeping course.
Welsh gamebird release decision pushed back by NRWÂ
BASC has welcomed an announcement by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) that is has halted plans to licence the release of gamebirds next season.
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