A new tool to help you plan the season
28 May 2026
How a data-led approach to shoot management assisted the development of a new tool to help you plan for next season.
The original deer management qualification.
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The original deer management qualification.
Evolved.
Discover the UK’s only 100% Online DSC1 Theory with BASC.
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Shooting is worth £3.3 billion to the UK economy
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The latest news from BASC
NI firearms fees consultation withdrawn after BASC legal challenge
27 May 2026
BASC has welcomed the withdrawal of a Northern Ireland consultation on proposals to increase firearms licensing fees by 153 per cent.
Wildlife crime needs enforcement, not gamebird licensing
27 May 2026
BASC has responded to a new RSPB report on the illegal killing of birds of prey, reaffirming its zero-tolerance position on wildlife crime while calling for targeted enforcement rather than sector-wide licensing.