Shooting land management is good for golden eagles, according to the Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association (SGA). It’s time to acknowledge the benefits to Scotland’s eagles of stalking and grouse moor management, say keepers.
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Game-to-Eat launches Shot for the Pot fundraiser
Shot for the Pot: A new fundraising initative from the Game-to-Eat campaign aiming to promote and celebrate British wild game will run from October 27 to November 3.
Buzzard-killer gets 70 days
Cumbrian keeper given suspended sentence after pleading guilty to killing buzzards
GWCT to host debate on reared bird shooting at CLA
The GWCT is to host a debate at The CLA Game Fair on the merits of game shooting management for wildlife conservation.
Could this be the UK’s largest ever female peruke head?
Could this be the UK’s largest ever female peruke head? Two peruke tropies were shot in Scotland in the last week of June.
Could this be the UK’s largest ever female peruke head?
A stalker in Scotland was surprised to have shot a large female peruke
Gamekeepers educate police force over countryside
Student officers from Suffolk Constabulary attended a training day run by BASC and the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation recently.
Shooting community signs up to the lead shot campaign
Thousands of shooters sign up at leadshotcampaign.org.uk to show that they support legal use of lead shot for shooting.
DEFRA minister’s partridge shooting estate wins top prize
DEFRA minister's partridge shooting estate wins top prize: An estate owned by Richard Benyon MP has won a coveted Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust grey partridge trophy.
Shooting community urged to sign airgun petition
Shooting community urged to sign airgun petition: A petition against proposals to license airguns in Scotland needs more signatures before a crucial meeting this autumn.
Anger from shooting community at proposal to raise licensing fees
Shooting groups object as police chiefs say increasing licensing costs should not be borne by the public purse.
Peter Wilson to launch E-Gamebook app at Game Fair
Peter Wilson: Double trap Olympic gold medalist Peter Wilson MBE will launch his own iPad app, 'E-Gamebook', at this year's CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.
GWCT tree-planting project reaches 1,600
The GWCT's Woodlands for Black Grouse project aims to increase woodland habitats
Wildlife disaster from European Union CAP reform deal
Wildlife disaster: Environmental groups criticise EU policymakers for watering down ‘greening’ measures in new subsidy deal.
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