As wildfowling comes under increasing pressure from changes in lifestyle and consenting arrangements, the Leicestershire Wildfowlers Association is one of several forward-looking clubs pushing the boundaries.
Conservation
As the Glorious Twelfth approaches, David Scott introduces some of the iconic bird species supported by moorland managed for grouse.
You can be part of shooting’s reprisal against United Utilities’ decision not to renew shoot leases on its land.
BASC’s research team are working with the University of Exeter to look into the changes in game bags over time.
Project Penelope is here again, giving us the opportunity to get cracking with this exciting international conservation scheme.
A look at Ducks Unlimited, a US-based organisation founded by hunters and dedicated to conserving and restoring wildfowl habitat.
BASC is urging members to move quickly to express their interest in the Species Survival Fund for habitat work in England.
The future of Wales’ most threatened species has been put at significant risk, after a ban on all snares was taken forward by the Welsh Government this week.
Changes to an interim gamebird release licence in England could throw shoots into turmoil, risking jobs, businesses and conservation projects.
BASC has criticised the current legal framework on protected sites that leaves shooting activities disproportionately restricted.
