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BASC has responded to the publication of the RSPB’s Birdcrime 2021 report.

This year we will giving away prizes worth £7,000 from brands including Subaru, Gearmate, BSA and Sporting Saint.

An “outright ban” on snares will have devastating consequences for biodiversity and the Welsh countryside, BASC warns the Senedd.

Members of the Scottish Parliament were treated to the ‘best of Scottish game’ in celebration of Great British Game Week.

BASC will visit more than 30 colleges to host wild game butchery and cooking demonstrations between now and Spring 2023.

BASC Scotland is encouraging members to respond to the Call for Views on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill to protect the future of rough shooting.

Read a summary of BASC’s response to the UK REACH consultation on proposed restrictions for the outdoor use of lead ammunition.

Concerns remain over the unintended consequences of the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill on rough shooting and field trials, says BASC. 

BASC’s Martin Parker is urging firearms licensing authorities to follow the forensic science’s model of independent regulation and accreditation.

Edwin Poots MLA has agreed to support the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group, of which BASC is a member.