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Anti-shooting campaign group Wild Justice has launched another petition to ban grouse shooting, wasting yet more government time following two earlier failed debates on the matter (BASC, 4 December). In the information accompanying Wild Justice’s online petition, it says it “believes that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife”. It added…

Many bird species that would have previously arrived in Britain over the winter are remaining in countries that now have milder temperatures because of climate change.  A variety of bird species from further north and east should now be arriving to overwinter in Britain. But many have not yet done so or have landed in…

Anti-shooting campaigner Ruth Tingay has launched a bizarre attack on the shooting industry and claimed gamekeepers will be “jumping up and down” after the reported death of a golden eagle following its collision with a wind turbine in Scotland.  The unprovoked attack on the fieldsports sector was published on the Raptor Persecution UK website following…

A petition calling for another general election accrued more than 2.5million signatures in under a week, but the Prime Minister says he will not call another vote.  The petition argues that Brits should head back to the ballot box, only four months after Labour won a landslide, because they have “gone back on their promises…

Three siblings have triumphed at the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust’s (GWT) Young Gamekeeper of the Year Awards at Buckhurst Park Estate in East Sussex.  Arthur, nine, Beanie, eight, and Amber Cox, seven — the children of Buckhurst Park’s headkeeper Johnathan — received awards in the junior category from Lord Dalhousie. Johnathan and his wife Dawn remarked:…

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to differentiate between grey and red squirrels could be “an absolute game-changer”, conservationists say.  The system, called Squirrel Agent, has been trained on thousands of images of the animals, allowing it to tell them apart with 97% accuracy. It can then be used to automatically control…

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has put up almost 14km of fencing to exclude deer and rabbits from sections of the riverbank in order to protect young trees and restore river habitats.  The first stage of the long-term project covers a new area of public land in Glen Prosen near the Cairngorms National Park. It…

A common complaint on social media is shooters bemoaning the lack of opportunities to go shooting. For sure, permissions for thousands of acres of shooting obtained from a knock on a door and paid for with a bottle of whisky are an unrealistic expectation these days, but if you are a BASC member a visit…

The Highland HP Boot from CRISPI® provides the wearer with a special piece of footwear that is 100% waterproof, durable and very comfortable. The HP refers to “High Performance”. These boots are fitted with a quick fastening closing system known as “Fast Lock” for precise and fast lacing even with gloves. The protective thermo-sealed gaiter…

Airguns are the perfect tool for discreet and humane pest control. Whether thinning out rabbits on pony paddocks, culling grey squirrels in woodland or dealing with rats around farm buildings, their quiet, precise operation and low power output makes them ideal for the task.  Shooters are spoilt for choice when it comes to buying a…