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BASC Staff at gamefair

The Northern Shooting Show takes place on the King’s Coronation weekend, with BASC members receiving complimentary admission on both days.

A police officer

Read BASC’s statement following the conclusion of the inquests into the shooting of five people by Jake Davison in 2021.

Buzzard

Read our statement on the sentencing of Paul Allen following his conviction for multiple offences, including the possession of dead buzzards.

A female pheasant

If you’re involved in running a shoot, please complete our survey regarding the impact of avian influenza on the 2022/23 season.

Scroll through our gallery of images from this year’s outstanding renewal of the BASC colleges’ cookery competition.

BASC has received ministerial confirmation that AI movement restrictions for importing gamebirds and other poultry to Great Britain will be cut from 90 days to 30 days.

BASC colleges cookery competition

A Peruvian street-food inspired venison canapé was the winning dish at the final of this year’s BASC and Highland Game Colleges’ Cookery Competition.

GWCT

The GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count allows shoots to measure the positive impact of their conservation work.

It is unacceptable to risk some of our most threatened species with an outright ban on snares.

Following thousands of public votes to decide the finalists, we now know the top three going forward to final judging in the Eat Game Awards.