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BASC launches Scottish Manifesto

Post published:6th April 2021

BASC's Scottish manifesto seeks to ensure that all parliamentarians from all parties recognise the value of shooting in Scotland.

BASC launches Scottish and Welsh manifestos

Post published:6th April 2021

BASC's Scottish and Welsh manifestos seek to ensure that all parliamentarians from all parties recognise the value of shooting in Scotland and Wales.

Covid fund aids over 100 Scottish country sports tourism businesses

Post published:25th March 2021

Over 100 Scottish country sports businesses have received a share of a £1m recovery pot following intervention from BASC and the SCSTG.

Welfare of deer threatened by Scottish government measures

Post published:24th March 2021

BASC has described the Scottish government's response to the deer working group report as a ‘grave concern’ for deer welfare.

Urgent support required for country sports tourism businesses – an open letter to the Scottish Government

Post published:2nd February 2021

BASC has written an open letter to the Scottish Government regarding the repeated exclusion of country sports businesses from coronavirus financial support in recent months.

Scottish country sports tourism businesses denied coronavirus funding for a second time

Post published:2nd February 2021

BASC has hit out at the Scottish Government for excluding country sports tourism businesses from coronavirus financial support for a second time.

Minister ‘appalled’ by widespread gamekeeper abuse

Post published:13th January 2021

A Scottish Government Minister has written to BASC to say he is ‘appalled’ by widespread gamekeeper abuse in Scotland.

BASC calls for voluntary restraint of shooting of wildfowl in Scotland

Post published:6th January 2021

BASC have called for a voluntary restraint of the shooting of wildfowl from the 6th January.

Scotland’s general licences ‘largely unchanged’ in 2021, says BASC

Post published:21st December 2020

BASC has welcomed the publication of Scotland’s latest general licences, which will come into force on the 1st January 2021.