How to

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Part of the service to the wider shooting community is that BASC pools all of our resources, to put together an evolving series of practical help and advice and a range of issues that can help you and your shooting. 

Conservation

Deer Stalking

Gamekeeping

Gundogs

Guns

Pest Control

Shooting

Wildfowling

  1. How to improve your shoot

    How to improve your shoot

    One of the commonest questions put to out gamekeeping team is ‘How can I improve my shoot?’ the answer lies in careful planning – and start now.

  2. Rabbit Shooting

    Rabbit Shooting

    Rabbits present a serious threat to both agriculture and the environment. But they can also offer great summer sport, which is accessible, inexpensive and – if you stalk them with an airgun – is seriously challenging.

  3. First-aid in the field

    First-aid in the field

    It’s rare for a working gundog to get through its life without a few cuts and minor injuries. Occasionally something more serious happens. But are we prepared?

 

How to Conservation

Conservation

Cover Crops and Conservation

Give your waders a chance - Breeding Waders

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How to deer

Trophy Measuring and BASC - A New Initiative 

Best Practice Guidance (England and Wales)

Best Practice Guidance (Scotland)

Best Practice - Wild Boar

Document title
Build your own high seat
Choosing the right high seat
Range Finders - How far is that?
Secrets of quiet stalking
Wild Boar Management

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How to Gamekeeping

Briefing your guns

Building release pens

How to improve your shoot

Keepers tips on stopping your birds from straying

Keepers tips - Biosecurity

Pesticide Storage

Dealing with redundancy

Use gas safely in the game rearing field

Spring Feeding by Mike Swan

Watch out for disease

Tackling bulgy eye in pheasants

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How to gundogs

A time bomb that's ticking - Dealing with ticks.

Bandaging Part 1

Bandaging Part 2

Bandaging Part 3

Breeding - Think before you breed

First-aid in the field

Hot dogs - dealing with heat stroke

How to deal with a collapsing gundog

Stop the cough - kennel cough is at best uncomfortable and at worst fatal

Howard Kirby - Gundog Guy: Staying stead

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How to guns

Buying Guns at Auction

Get set for the season - Gun Check

Home loading for beginners

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How to pest control

Lamping part 1

Lamping part 2

Pigeon Shooting for beginners - easy as pie

Rabbit Shooting

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How to shooting

10 point plan for improved game shooting

Eye Dominance Test

How Much Lead? The Way Forward

How to beat the bad day blues

Improve your shooting - the mount and swing

Going on Safari

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How to wildfowling

Decoying

Guide To Wildfowling In The Uk - Part 1 - The Essex Coast

So you want to go fowling

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