Welcome
Founded in 1908, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), formerly the Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland (WAGBI), is the largest fieldsports organisation in the UK. It campaigns to protect and promote country shooting and conservation.
Country shooting includes live quarry shooting of game, wildfowl and the management of pest species.
Today it has 148,000 members and employs over 100 full-time staff across the UK.
BASC’s headquarters is in Rossett, near Chester and throughout the UK support, help and guidance is provided by full-time regional directors centred on four English regions - the North, Central, South East and South West. There is also the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland offices. A Council is elected by the Association's members and are responsible for the strategy and management of BASC.
BASC's aims
- To build all-party support for shooting sports.
- To secure balanced coverage in the media.
- To ensure our members have the opportunity and the means to go shooting.
- To promote high standards of conduct in the field and publish a number of codes of practice covering many aspects of firearms safety and use, the conduct of shooting sports, pest control and animal welfare.
- BASC members are expected to obey the law and to observe codes of practice.
More details on all of the above can be found on the BASC website at BASC.org.uk
What's new
-
BASC states support for fight against raptor persecution
BASC has today told The Times that it remains committed to the fight against raptor persecution.
-
BASC condemns pheasant dumping shown in newspaper footage
BASC condemns pheasant dumping shown in newspaper footage
-
Shooting sports could be key to tackling loneliness and isolation
BASC has told the Welsh Government that shooting sports could help alleviate loneliness and social isolation.
-
BASC introduces more than 16,000 to shooting sports in 2018
The UK's largest shooting organisation introduced more than 16,000 people to shooting sports last year.
-
BASC membership hits 155,000
Membership of the UK's largest shooting organisation has hit a record 155,000.
© 2004-2019