Rory Kennedy has been appointed as the new director for Scotland at the GWCT. Mr Kennedy was formerly chair of the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group (SCSTG) and a member of the Conservation Capital senior team, a global consultancy providing…
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Conservation: how to avoid 2021’s corvid control trap
Dealing with common predators is a tricky issue under the system of general licences says Mike Swan in an article that first appeared in Shooting Times. With the season all but over, my mind as usual turns to planning for…
Tagged with: bird shoot, conservation, corvid, countryside, defra, farmland, fox control, general licence, grey partridge, mike swan, partridge, pheasants, season, shoot, shooting times, species
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Wild Justice suck money out of conservation efforts
The shocking cost of defending Wild Justice’s failed attack on the General Licences in Wales has been exposed by our sister publication Shooting Times. The anti-shooting campaign group brought the action in the hope of having the licences declared ‘unlawful’…
Tagged with: basc, conservation, general licenses, shooting, shooting times, wild justice
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Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP – GTN Interview
The MP for the Cotswolds, Sir Geoffrey is chair of the influential all-party parliamentary group on shooting and conservation and a keen shot himself. We caught up with him to hear his opinion on the current state of shooting in…
Tagged with: ammunition, british shooting sports council, cartridge, clay, conservation, countryside, covid, deer, deer stalking, eley, firearms, general licences, geoffrey clifton brown, gtn, guns, hunting, interview, live quarry, partridge, quarry, shoot, shooting, shotgun, trophy hunting, wildlife
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Great British Shooting Awards 2021 are BACK!
Future Field Sports are proud to announce the third annual Great British Shooting Awards! The Awards aim is to give recognition to the products, organisations and people that make our industry tick. From cartridges to clothing, the awards will represent…
Tagged with: awards, cartridges, clothing, conservation, future field sports, gamekeeping, gbsa, Great British Shooting Awards, gun trade, market, products, retail
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BASC responds to publication of new General Licences for England
BASC is advising members that Defra has today published three new general licences for the shooting and trapping of certain birds in England. The new general licences, which come into effect on 1 January 2021, provide the legal basis for…
Why We Shoot: Future’s new pro-shooting campaign
Launching on 2 November 2020, Why We Shoot is a new collaborative campaign between all the print and digital brands within the newly expanded Future fieldsports portfolio. Why We Shoot aims to raise awareness of the positive ripple effect and…
Tagged with: britain, conservation, countryside, ecology, fieldsports, game, news, olympic, rural, shooting, sport, why we shoot
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RSPB must give shooting due credit if dialogue is to succeed
Ian Danby, BASC’s head of biodiversity, considers the RSPB’s announcement today about its year-long review of shooting. At last year’s AGM, the RSPB said it would review its policy on shooting and today it announced its verdict. Their response to…
Invasive Species: Government backs BASC
The Government’s response to its invasive alien species consultation aligns fully with BASC’s dedicated work to manage species such as the grey squirrel, muntjac and Egyptian goose. The Government’s aims outlined in their response are to control any current wild…
Tagged with: basc, biodiversity, conservation, Egyptian goose, grey squirrel, ian danby, invasive species, muntjac, range
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CORONAVIRUS: Advice on shooting activities in England
BASC and other rural organisations have updated their advice for shooting, work on shoots and pest control in England following the government’s latest changes to the regulations for fighting Covid-19. We must stress that these changes have been made in…
Tagged with: basc, conservation, coronavirus, deer management, deer stalking, defra, england, general licences, pest control, rural organisations, shooting
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