general licences

General licences in England extended

Posted on February 13, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Defra have extended the temporary general licences in England until the end of July. BASC have said that this gives a “window of certainty to the rural community.” BASC say that they “will continue to work with Defra and parliamentarians…

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2019: continuing our year in review

Posted on December 30, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Gun Trade News is back with part two as we take time to reflect on another year of newsworthy industry events and headline news from 2019 May 1 May – The National Security Council discussed plans to use Chinese firm…

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Fit For Purpose?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

With changes to firearms licensing systems and General Licences in the pipeline, shooters should be prepared for all eventualities, warn shooting groups Shooting groups have criticised plans to tighten guidelines on issuing firearms licences. The Home Office plan to put the…

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BASC urges members: “Have your say on general licences”

Posted on September 12, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

BASC is urging members to take part in a 12 week public survey launched today by environment secretary Theresa Villiers as part of a planned review of general licences to manage wild birds in England. Defra (the Department for Environment,…

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Gear for airgun shooters

Posted on August 31, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning considers some of the gear that airgun shooters will be stocking up on now they have pest birds back in their sights. At long last, general licences for the control of pest birds in England are back in…

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General consensus

Posted on August 29, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Pest birds are once again covered under a set of new general licences supplied by Defra; but how does the trade view the new legislation? It appears progress has been made since Defra released three new general licenCes on 14…

Tagged with: basc, cla, Countryside Alliance, defra, general licences, GWCT, Natural England, pest bird, pest control, wild justice
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The GTN Interview: Viking’s managing director Sam MacArthur

Posted on July 31, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Viking’s managing director, Sam MacArthur, talks to Ollie Harvey about how the company is transforming and her recent appointment to the GTA Council The 21st century has brought about huge advances in the shooting industry. Sam MacArthur’s parents established Viking…

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Stuart Farr takes a look at the new general licences

Posted on July 3, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Farr turns ‘mythbuster’ to challenge the ongoing ramifications of changes to general licensing. As news reaches our shores that Australia’s beloved national symbol, the Koala, is now on the verge of being “functionally extinct”, one might be tempted to…

Tagged with: basc, BSA, defra, general licences, general licensing, Natural England, organisation, pigeons, Stuart Farr, wildlife and countryside act
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Huge blow to English pest shooters as general licences are set to be revoked

Posted on April 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Natural England has shocked the shooting community by announcing that three of the general licences in England, which permit the taking of pest bird species including pigeons, crows and magpies, will be revoked as soon as Thursday (April 25). This…