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Government propose short-term licensing measures for gamebird release on and near to protected sites in latest consultation.

Moorland

A £1M coronavirus fund for country sports has been secured in Scotland following a lobbying campaign by BASC and the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group.

Government exclusion on new burning regulations threaten the future of environmental and climate change studies.

Thousands wasted as FOI reveals cost of defending Wild Justice’s failed attack on general licence.

A passionate under-keeper, an inspiring chef and a trophy-winning target shooter – meet this year’s Star of Shooting winners.

A duck nest tube over water

Citizen science will aid understanding of mallard nesting habitat preference in bid to boost numbers.

BASC is raising awareness of attacks on the gamekeeping profession that are unwarranted and would not be accepted in any other occupation.

A child aiming down the scope of an air rifle

The government has significantly underestimated the impact this proposal will have on our members and those teenagers undertaking pest control.

Shotgun cartridges in a belt

Restrictions on lead ammunition production in the EU could have an impact on UK trade and the voluntary transition away from lead shot for live quarry shooting.

The Scottish Parliament

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.