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Shooting legislation, firearms law, game shooting news and countryside policy — ShootingUK covers it all, first and in depth. When a firearms bill moves through Parliament, when snaring regulations change, when a landmark legal ruling affects game shooters, deer stalkers or airgun owners, our dedicated news team reports it before anyone else.
We go direct to the people who shape the sport. BASC, the Countryside Alliance, leading gunsmiths, shoot managers, game dealers and the industry’s most respected voices all contribute comment and analysis built around the issues that matter to shooters, gamekeepers, landowners and fieldsports professionals across the UK.
Firearms licensing, lead ammunition, animal welfare legislation, conservation funding, rural crime — if it affects shooting, it is covered here. Our coverage extends across game shooting, deer stalking, airgun law, pest control, driven shoots, wildfowling and Scottish and devolved countryside policy, reported by a team with direct access to the organisations and legal experts who shape the sport.
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NewsDerbyshire game shoot shows what cover crops can do for nature recovery
A Derbyshire DIY game shoot shows what game cover crops and predator control can deliver for nature recovery, in a new BASC case study.
By News Desk
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Shooting bodies back new firearms mental health partnership in Scotland
Shooting and gamekeeping bodies have joined a new Scottish firearms mental health partnership helping certificate holders ask for support
By News Desk
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NewsGamekeepers press ministers to back fisheries in close season review
The National Gamekeepers' Organisation has urged ministers to add cormorants to the close season list as it responds to Defra's consultation.
By News Desk
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NewsGovernment funds North York Moors wildfire recovery with up to £3.2m
Up to £3.2m of government funding will restore peatland and firebreaks on the North York Moors after the 2025 Fylingdales wildfire.
By News Desk
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NewsMinisters hold line on hunting law reform as trail hunting consultation closes
Ministers will consider the trail hunting consultation carefully but declined to commit to wider Hunting Act reform. It closes on 18 June.
By News Desk
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NewsCreature feature on our new banknotes
The Bank of England has shortlisted wildlife for its new banknotes. BASC's Conor O'Gorman looks at the choices and how to vote before 3 July
By Conor O'Gorman
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NewsClamping down on illegal hare coursing – what new sentencing guidelines mean for rural communities
Updated sentencing guidance recognises the wider criminality and intimidation often associated with hare coursing, says Glynn Evans
By BASC
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NewsThermal drone deployed to protect curlew chicks
A Cumbria conservation group is using a thermal drone to locate curlew nests and chicks before fields are cut, helping farmers protect one of Britain's fastest-declining wading birds.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsTwo new members elected to BASC Council
BASC has announced the election of Will Wilkinson and Tomos Davies to its governing Council following the association's 2026 AGM.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsNGO urges Defra to restore gamebird release licence
The National Gamekeepers' Organisation is calling on Defra to reinstate the general licence for gamebird releases on protected sites after avian influenza restrictions were lifted.
By Hollis Butler
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