The range postcode is ST7 8AW. The range is open mid-April until November, Saturday & Sunday afternoons.

GunBuck News Network

News Links August 2023

News from The Fieldsports Channel, BASC, The Countryside Alliance, SACS, Aim to Sustain and more!

NEWS

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

Glorious Twelfth delivers the grouse – Fieldsports News, 16 August 2023are the links:Glorious 12th beats off protests and weather – Independent + NGO + Countryside AllianceBASC submits de-banking evidence to FCA – BASCLast call for gun ownership survey – government su…

BASC

Win the gun of your dreams - BASC autumn gun drawWe are pleased to offer our members the chance to win a superb quality shotgun in our annual autumn gun draw.

BASC

Asian hornet is a real threat to pollinators and other UK wildlifeThe Asian hornet is a serious threat to honeybees and other native insects which have no defensive strategies to fight against it.

BASC

Challenges facing shooting in Scotland - BASC director ScotlandBASC’s newly appointed director of Scotland Peter Clark talks about his plans and the challenges facing shooting in Scotland and the UK.

BASC

Beretta pheasant recipe - Italian twist on a classic dishThis Italian twist on a classic roast pheasant recipe, with ricotta and Parma ham will have your taste buds dancing!

COUNTRYSIDE ALLAINCE

Support our General Election Appeal and safeguard the rural way of lifeThe countryside is facing potentially the most radical period of political change in a generation. Please support our General Election Appeal today.

BASC

Help us celebrate game meat heroes - BASCNominate your favourite game dealers, restaurants or products and be in with a chance of joining us at the Eat Game Awards.

BASC

Challenges facing shooting in Scotland - BASC director ScotlandBASC’s newly appointed director of Scotland Peter Clark talks about his plans and the challenges facing shooting in Scotland and the UK.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

The RSPB, water polluters and a whiff of hypocrisyYesterday, RSPB England launched a full-scale attack on the Government, accusing them of “lying” over their commitment to the environment.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLAINCE

Hampshire Country Sports Day returns to Bereleigh EstateHampshire Country Sports Day is returning to Bereleigh Estate for another year of family fun and entertainment for those who love the countryside.

COUNRTYSIDE ALLIANCE

Scientists and practitioners criticise ‘dangerous’ attempts to ban controlled burning on heather moorlandThe Future landscapes Forum has published a position statement expressing their concerns that the debate about managing heather moorlands isn't properly informed.

BASC

BASC takes GL43 fight to the High Court - BASCLawyers today filed a claim for a Judicial Review after “Defra decision makers rode roughshod” over rural community.

BASC

Getting their ducks in a row - Leicestershire Wildfowlers AssociationAs wildfowling comes under increasing pressures, Leicestershire Wildfowlers club is one of forward-looking clubs pushing the boundaries.

BASC

New police guidance on firearms licensing "positive", says BASC - BASCUpdated Authorised Professional Practice guidance around firearms licensing, issued by the College of Policing, has been hailed as beneficial by BASC.

BASC

BASC podcast...with Tom EvansThe award-winning radio presenter, and voice of the BASC podcast, Tom Evans sheds a little light on his life, passions and career.

SACS

Welfare of Dogs Bill — Scottish Association for Country SportsSACS and the Scottish Countryside Alliance worked together on our consultation response to this draft member’s bill.

SACS

Temporary Use of Land (Shooting Ranges) — Scottish Association for Country SportsThe Scottish Government sought responses to a consultation to amend planning regulations to take in target shooting ranges which are used for less than 28 days.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

United Utilities decision would destroy jobs, communities and wildlifeThe decision by United Utilities not to renew shooting leases on its landholdings would destroy jobs, communities and wildlife without achieving anything positive.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Eat grey squirrel burgers to save red squirrels, argues Gareth Wyn JonesGareth Wyn Jones has taken to the national airwaves to call on the public to eat ‘grey squirrel burgers’ as part of a move to preserve red squirrels.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Countryside Alliance joins calls against Scotland's red deer ‘massacre’The Scottish Countryside Alliance has joined calls for the traditional closed season for culling male deer to be protected

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Scottish Countryside Alliance and SACS submit joint response to consultation for the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) BillThe Scottish Countryside Alliance together with SACS have jointly submitted a response to the recent consultation for the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Charles Jardine: Still waters run deepCharles Jardine, Director of The Countryside Alliance Foundation's Fishing for Schools programme, writes for My Countryside magazine.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Future Countryside: a vision for changeThe Countryside Alliance shares more details of the landmark ‘Future Countryside’ event which put people at the heart of countryside policy.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Tim Bonner: BBC impartiality, more weasel words and a decade of dishonestyTim Bonner, Chief Executive at the Countryside Alliance, shines a spotlight on the decade of dishonesty and impartiality that the BBC has exhibited.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Grouse shooting makes money for the economy, whatever PETA saysAlmost £100m is contributed to the UK economy annually through grouse shooting and it provides more than 2,500 full-time jobs, writes Tim Bonner for the Daily Express.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Rod Liddle's latest grouse shooting rant is beyond the paleRod Liddle’s latest diatribe is unworthy of a National newspaper.

BASC

Grouse moors are wildlife havens - BASCConor O'Gorman sums up the start of the grouse season, including some anti-shooting campaigns wielded by those claiming to protect wildlife.

BASC

BASC gives BBC the facts on firearms licensing as consultation draws to a close - BASCBASC’s Martin Parker appeared on BBC Breakfast today ahead of the close of the Home Office’s firearms licensing consultation.

BASC

Scottish snaring ban will spell disaster for threatened wildlife, says BASC - BASCThe Scottish government has announced a consultation on the use of snares, risking biodiversity and threatened bird species.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Gentle giants at Dyfed Shire Horse FarmIn this article from 'My Countryside', Mark Cole from Dyfed Shire Horse Farm in Pembrokeshire tells of his work to preserve this iconic British breed.

BASC

Give us answers on grouse shooting ban, BASC tells Scottish Water - BASCBASC has called on Scottish Water to provide evidence and explain the rationale behind its decision to end grouse shooting on its land.

BASC

Stunning shooting at Best in the Field - BASCFind out who landed top honours at BASC's Best in the Field Clay Shoot over the weekend, taking place at Sporting Targets in Bedfordshire.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Defra updates its Gamebird Licensing Frequently Asked Questions DocumentDefra has now published its new GL43 for the release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on certain European sites or within 500m of their boundary.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Treasury acts on access to cashThe Countryside Alliance provides an update on the recent statement, provided today, on access to cash.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Game shooting in the UK under threat as never beforeAdrian Blackmore explores how game shooting is under threat and why the Alliance will continue to campaign for the protection of land and livelihoods.

BASC

Accountability needed on debanking scandal, BASC tells GB News - BASCBASC has highlighted the lack of consistency around the 'debanking' of shoots and shooting businesses on GB News.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Tim Bonner: RSPB celebrity president denies scienceTim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, puts RSPB president, Dr Amir Khan, under the spotlight for his comments on wildlife conservation.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Countryside Alliance announces dates for Newcomers' Week 2023The Countryside Alliance’s Hunting Newcomers’ Week, supported by the British Hound Sports Association, returns this year from 21st until 28th October 2023.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Countryside Alliance dominates Glorious Twelfth press coverageThe Countryside Alliance team worked around the clock to take calls, place stories and brief journalists ahead of the important day.

BASC

Permitted development rights and target shooting - BASCRespond to a Scottish consultation on the exclusion of target shooting ranges as a land use under permitted development rights.

SACS

Firearms licensing: recommendations for changes — Scottish Association for Country SportsYou will likely know that the Home Office issued a Firearms Licensing consultation in June 2023 in respect to the Keyham tragedy, the subsequent reports by the Coroner and the IOPC in respect of the circumstances and also the views of the Scottish Affairs Committee in their review of firearms licens

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Wildfowling advice on blue-green algaeGary McCartney, Director of Countryside Alliance Ireland, shares precautionary tips for those near water contaminated by blue-green algae.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Warwickshire Hunt ‘Community Protection Notice’ droppedA police notice that would have seen a historic hunt ordered to give seven days’ notice if they wanted to cross a road has been dropped at the 11th hour.

BASC

BASC submits evidence to Financial Conduct Authority on de-banking review - BASCBASC has provided evidence to the FCA, demonstrating discrimination by many high street banks against shooting-related businesses.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Tim Bonner: United Utilities shaken by growing shoot ban backlashAhead of the Glorious Twelfth this weekend, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, Tim Bonner, gives an update on the United Utilities campaign.

BASC

Should I blame gamekeepers for flooding my home? - BASCGareth Dockerty discusses the relationship between moorland managed for grouse and the flooding of nearby towns and villages.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Hunt saboteur jailed after being branded a ‘danger to the public’ by judgeA ‘notorious’ hunt saboteur has been branded a “danger to the public” by a judge as he was jailed.

BASC

Taking grouse to parliament - BASCA crucial aspect of BASC's work to protect the future of sustainable shooting is garnering political support.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Upland Wales on the brink of a radically different futureTim Bonner writes for the 'Shooting Times' from upland Wales on the radically different future that residents could be facing.

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

Big bag days – yes or no? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 75Shooting Times editor Patrick Galbraith versus sporting agent Mark Osborne in this one-hour debate at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2023. The GWCT’s Roger Draycott provides the voice of reason…

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

‘Debanking’ the gun trade – Fieldsports News, 9 August 2023are the links: Jeremy on the Hunt for de-bankers – Sky Gamekeeper slams Scottish government over deer cull policy – SGA Fieldsports Channel in the headlines – Mail on Sunday Are you ‘Best in …

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

The Scottish Countryside Alliance joins Country Sports Scotland boardThe Scottish Countryside Alliance is now a board member of Country Sport Scotland. Chloe Forbes, Country Sport Scotland Project Manager stated: Scotland's sporting experiences are all uniquely memorable.

BASC

Delivering knowledge and skills for the future of shooting - BASCWe would like to hear from you to help shape BASC's training courses and educational provision for the future.

BASC

The truth about controlled burning - BASCIan Coghill explains the polarisation of opinion between those for and against controlled burning, settling who is right and who is wrong.

BASC

Moor than meets the eye - managed moorlandAs the Glorious Twelfth approaches, David Scott introduces some of the iconic bird species supported by moorland managed for grouse.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Grouse moor management provides the greatest environmental, social and economic benefitsA new report published today concludes that moorland managed for driven grouse shooting provides greater overall benefits than any alternative use.

COUNRTYSIDE ALLIANCE

Rural MPs lead charge against 2026 ban on new oil boilersThe Countryside Alliance has warned that older countryside homes are ill-suited to heat pumps, which require thorough insulation to work efficiently.

BASC

BASC calls on United Utilities board to review shooting ban - BASCBASC has urged United Utilities' board members to call for a review of the decision to end shoot leases on the water company's land.

BASC

BASC statement on shoot leases on United Utilities land - BASCBASC last night had a constructive conversation with United Utilities' CEO, Louise Beardmore, regarding shoot leases on the company's land.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

'Game On' at the Royal Welsh ShowRachel Evans, Director of Countryside Alliance Wales, looks back on the Royal Welsh Show and the array of game cooking demonstrations that took place.

COUNRTYSIDE ALLIANCE

Hunting down the Mongol Derby trophyOn Wednesday 2nd August, brothers Dominic and Rollo Gwyn Jones embarked on the world’s longest horse race, the Mongol Derby.

BASC

Banks exposed for ongoing discrimination against shooting - BASCAn expose in Friday's Telegraph shone a light on discrimination against shooting by the banking sector. Conor O'Gorman explains.

COUNRTYSIDE ALLIANCE

Council urged to back farmers after vegan cafe sagaThe Alliance is urging Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)Council to rethink their environmental priorities, following a recent U-turn which saw meat products introduced to the menu of its new eco café on Bournemouth beach following public feedback.

BASC

Shooting birds sustainably - BASCBASC will challenge any proposals to remove or amend the right to take a sustainable harvest of wild birds.

SACS

RELM Partners rough shooting guidance — Scottish Association for Country SportsRELM partners have developed this rough shooting guidance in readiness for the new Hunting with Dogs Act coming into force later in the year, although the actual date when the new law takes effect is yet to be confirmed by the Scottish Government.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Take action to protect the future of huntingWe must act now to secure the future of hunting, says the Countryside Alliance’s Chief Executive Tim Bonner in this article from 'My Countryside' magazine.

BASC

Shotguns returned following pigeon shooting seizure - BASCBASC has assisted with the return of shotguns to a group of pigeon shooters following their seizure by Greater Manchester Police.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

United Utilities damages the environment and kills rural communitiesAdrian Blackmore, Director of the Campaign for Shooting, shares the letter sent to the Chief Executive of United Utilities amid our ongoing campaign.

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Hunting community falls victim to de-banking discriminationThe Alliance will be taking action after it was revealed that hunts are being excluded from taking card payments by a financial services company.

COUNRTYSIDE ALLIANCE

Tim Bonner: Banks discriminating against hunts and gun shopsTim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, calls out SumUp for their blatant discrimination towards hunts and gun shops.

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

DEFRA failure: GL43 and gamebird releaseanger in the countryside is palpable. It came to a head at the 2023 Game Fair, when Tory MPs lined up to criticise DEFRA, not Labour. DEFRA secretary Thérèse Coffey didn’t even turn up (we replaced…

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

The 2023 Game Fair: home of the fieldsports fightbackGame Fair 2023 at Ragley Hall was a celebration of the best of British field sports and country life. More than 100,000 people attended the event in Warwickshire. It was three days of fun for shoo…

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

United Utilities feels pain of grouseshooting ban – Fieldsports News, 2 August 2023are the links:Water company’s shooting ban backlash – e-lobby Police hand back guns to pigeon shooters DEFRA approves commercial bluefin tuna fishery – DEFRABird flu threat warning – BBCNow hunter…

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

Greg Smith MP criticises DEFRA – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 73Smith MP is horrified at the way DEFRA has handled crises such as rescinding GL43. He is at the 2023 Game Fair and lams into Natural England and sneaky civil servants with an anti-shooting agenda. …

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP criticises DEFRA– FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 72Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP is our unofficial minister for shooting. At the 2023 Game Fair, he tells Charlie Jacoby how DEFRA is getting it wrong. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:

COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Support the Countryside Alliance and British Equestrian TeamCountryside Day at the world-famous Cheltenham Racecourse will help raise funds for the Countryside Alliance and British Equestrian Team: Mission Paris.

BASC

Defra minister quizzed on gamebird release legislation - BASCBASC quizzed Defra Minister Lord Benyon on Defra's changes to the law around releasing gamebirds, during a visit to the New Forest Show.

BASC

United Utilities: fighting back - BASCYou can be part of shooting's reprisal against United Utilities' decision not to renew shoot leases on its land.

FIELDSPORTS CHANNEL

Daniel Zeichner MP comes round to shooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 74Zeichner MP is shadow environment minister. He came to the Game Fair in 2021, 2022 and in 2023 he took to the stage at the Game Fair Theatre to explain Labour’s policies on shooting (no current nee…

Page updated

Report abuse