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Conservation: how to avoid 2021’s corvid control trap

Posted on March 29, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

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…

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Posted in Features

Wild Justice suck money out of conservation efforts

Posted on March 7, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

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
Posted in News

Guns Tested With “The Knowledge”

Posted on November 2, 2018 by oharvey

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched a new book to increase the understanding of shoot conservation. ‘The Knowledge: Every Gun’s Guide to Conservation’ targets all shooters, conservationists and countryside enthusiasts with the proviso that it helps to…

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Meredith acquires Time Inc.

Posted on February 13, 2018 by oharvey

Time Inc, the media group that owns a range of shooting titles including the Shooting Times, Shooting Gazette, The Field, and Sporting Gun, as well as countless other country and lifestyle media brands, has been bought out by Iowa-based publishing…