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Shooting comes out on top in grouse debate
A petition to ban driven grouse shooting has been rejected by MPs during a Westminster Hall debate.
Offbeat
Five years on: the landslide grouse debate
Five years on from the last parliamentary debate on driven grouse shooting, yesterday’s Westminster debate was a showcase for the work being undertaken by landowners and gamekeepers, writes Gareth Dockerty.
BASC Scotland
Scottish election: manifesto analysis
Ahead of the Scottish elections on 6 May, Ross Ewing breaks down the party manifestos to expose how their policies will affect shooting and conservation.
Latest news
BASC to sponsor Yorkshire Post Rural Awards 2021
BASC has been announced as the headline sponsor of this year’s Yorkshire Post Rural Awards, being held on 7 October 2021.
BASC North
BASC: Beware the unintended consequences of grouse moor licensing
Imposing an unnecessary licensing system on grouse moors would produce unintended consequences which would impact on biodiversity, conservation and rural upland economies. The findings are contained in a paper released by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
BASC North
Value of grouse shooting highlighted to MPs as season draws to a close
As the 2014 grouse season closes on the 10th December, the value of grouse shooting and the benefit it brings for the economy and the environment are highlighted in an infographic being sent to MPs by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Moorland Association.