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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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News£1 million bid to save Wales’s curlews
A £921,000 grant will support curlew conservation in Wales, where fewer than 500 breeding birds remain and extinction looms by 2033.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsGame shooting in Defra’s crosshairs
A single passage in England's land blueprint has united shooting organisations in anger and put gamebird release licensing firmly on the agenda.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsPigeons in, ducks out – Defra moves to shorten the quarry list
Recreational woodpigeon shooting would become lawful for the first time since the early 1990s – but a sudden public consultation proposes to remove several species from the quarry list and shorten s...
By Hollis Butler
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NewsGreen light to fight game releasing ban
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review, as BASC fights for a solution to the ongoing gamebird release row
By Conor O'Gorman
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NewsNatural England bans gamebird release across more SPAs
Natural England has confirmed that GL45 will be replaced by an individual licensing regime again this year, despite an ongoing legal dispute with BASC.
By Hollis Butler
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Activists target Guy Ritchie’s estate via hidden surveillance
The film director faces investigation after activists installed hidden cameras on his Wiltshire estate, claiming the footage shows bird flu rule breaches.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsWales moves closer to gamebird release licensing
The Welsh Government has launched a call for evidence that could pave the way for tighter regulation of gamebird releasing.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsThe Woodcock Club moves to the NGO
The historic Woodcock Club is set to pass from Shooting Times to the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation, beginning a new chapter for the long-standing shooting institution.
By Hollis Butler
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Guns face three-year deadline for lead ban
The heavily debated ban on lead ammunition is no longer a matter of if or when; it is a matter of how fast the industry can keep up with demand
By Hollis Butler
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NewsCrufts 2026: a golden weekend for gundogs
A Clumber spaniel made history at the NEC last weekend, but it was a working yellow Lab that caught the eye of the shooting world.
By Hollis Butler
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