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Game and Gamekeeping

Poults in hand The BASC game and Gamekeeping team offer a range of benefits and services to members including

Help and advice on all aspects of gamebird management
Guidance on all aspects of shoot management and administration
Advice on all aspects of shoot employment
Help and advice on wildlife habitat management
Advice on wildlife legislation and regulation
Help with best practice guidance for game shooting

Today, there are some 5,000 full-time gamekeepers employed in the UK. In addition, there are many who spend their leisure time and money, rearing game and maintaining habitats on their own small shoots.

Game Shooting

Driven game shooting has become increasingly popular in recent decades. It is an accessible sport, enjoyed by many thousands of people from all walks of life. It provides huge benefits to the environment and a significant contribution to local economies.
Game Shooting in Britain

Booklet produced by BASC to explain how driven game shooting is currently conducted, how the highest standards of husbandry and sportsmanship are fostered, and how self-government combines with a strict legal framework to produce levels of safety which are the envy of the world.
Gamekeeping

To many, the gamekeeper is an anachronism from the Victorian era: an indiscriminate destroyer of wildlife, providing sport for a privileged few. In the case of the modern gamekeeper, nothing could be further from the truth.