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Colin Shedden speaking to BASC chairman Eoghan Cameron

After 39 years at BASC, director of Scotland Dr Colin Shedden officially retired at the Scottish Game Fair.

A group of young people standing outside of the BASC Scotland stand

More than 140 youngsters took part in the Junior Macnab Challenge at the Scottish Game Fair.

A countryside landscape at sunset

BASC is urging members to move quickly to express their interest in the Species Survival Fund for habitat work in England.

PCC dorset

BASC met with Dorset Police following the force’s decision to suspend its firearm licensing collaboration with Devon and Cornwall Police.

A deer

Three key changes will come into force later this year for deer managers in Scotland.

BASC staff talking to members at the Game Fair stand

Show season is in full swing for BASC teams all over the UK.

Dr Marnie Lovejoy

BASC highlighted significant flaws in the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

A poult lying in the mud

BASC has warned Defra that shooting businesses are facing financial ruin, criminal charges or both, unless it urgently reinstates a licence for the release of gamebirds in protected areas of England.

A stag deer in field

The proposals relate to the use of night shooting equipment, minimum bullet weights and the removal of the close seasons for male deer.