The NGO launches a scheme to aid rural policing and reduce wrongful arrests of keepers and other lawful shooting interests.
Gamekeeping
Wheat prices soar: shoot feed bills rise
The global wheat prices hit nearly £170 per tonne earlier this month — BASC urges shoots to review efficient wheat use
Shooting industry concern over soaring wheat prices
The global wheat prices hit nearly £170 per tonne earlier this month — BASC urges shoots to review efficient wheat use.
BASC is right about the gamebird code
Simon Clarke defends BASC's decision to support the Government's new gamebird code
Gamekeeping’s true divide
Despite a contrary BTO survey, Dr Stephen Tapper argues that the GWCT's latest research
Gamekeeping apprenticeships under scrutiny by Lantra
Lantra is looking for feedback from the shooting industry on exisiting game and wildlife management apprenticeships
Restoring the grey partridge
The success of the Grey Partridge Recovery Project shows that with careful management this fragile species can be restored. Malcolm Brockless reports
A day with St Giles Estate Shoot
Shooting Times photographer Paul Quagliana enjoys a fine day of mixed sport on a well-planned, traditional estate in Dorset’s chalk hills
Ban on sale of woodpigeon meat averted
A possible ban on the sale of woodpigeons has been averted - following swift action by BASC.
Narford Hall Shoot
Graham Downing reports from a Norfolk shoot, where a last-minute deal has seen the new tenant take on a promising layout with exciting results
Shooting community calls for more rights in public forests
Shooting organisations are calling on the Forestry Commission (FC) to develop a new national policy for shooting.
Shooters call for more rights in public forests
Shooting groups are calling on the Forestry Commission to devise a new national policy for shooting in public woodland
Bill Meldrum: the Queen’s gundog trainer
In his 20 years of service to HM The Queen Bill Meldrum produced seven field trial champions from the royal kennels
Buzzard deserve our protection
The buzzard's return to the south east of England should be a cause for celebration not culling, says David Tomlinson
Game shooting at Mynachdy, Anglesey
Game shooting at Mynachdy, Anglesey: Ex-Harper Adams students holding game shooting at Mynachdy, Anglesey.
Game keepers urged to display trapping poster to public
The Campaign Against Accidental or Illegal Poisoning (CAIP) is encouraging game keepers and shooting enthusiasts to display a poster designed to discourage members of the public from interfering with legal traps.
CAIP poster informs public of legal trapping
Keepers are being urged to display a special poster to deter trap tampering
Court case prompts contract reminder
Gamekeeping organisations appeal to keepers to check their contracts
Rural workers warned over employment contracts
Shooting and countryside organisations are warning gamekeepers and other rural workers after an employment appeals tribunal saw a gamekeeper’s dismissal compensation halved, and his bonus scrapped due to the ambiguous nature of his verbal contract.
Rural workers warned over employment contracts
Shooting and countryside organisations are warning gamekeepers and other rural workers after an employment appeals tribunal saw a gamekeeper’s dismissal compensation halved, and his bonus scrapped due to the ambiguous nature of his verbal contract.