New general licence for gamebird releasing...
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the announcement by the Defra Secretary of State that a new general licence (GL)...
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Tim Bonner: The future of Scottish grouse...
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill all but completed its journey through the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday,...
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Defra announces new requirements for keepers...
Defra has published the responses and outcomes of its consultation on “proposed registration requirements for all bird...
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Jake Swindells for 'Farming Scotland':...
This article was first published in Farming Scotland magazine.
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New report accuses United Utilities and the...
A new report published yesterday (Tuesday 5 March 2024) accuses United Utilities and the RSPB of wasting millions of...
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Defra Secretary of State gives another...
A month after his last letter to the shooting community, Defra Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, has...
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Steeling the show – tackling steel shot at...
Tweed, camouflage and fleece gilet clad punters gathered at the NEC last week for the 2024 British Shooting Show, where...
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Tim Bonner: Will Labour ban shooting?
Buried beneath the wreckage of Labour Shadow Defra Secretary, Steve Reed’s announcement that he wants to ban drag and...
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Sound moderators: Home Office is consulting...
The Home Office has started a public consultation into sound moderator deregulation in England, Scotland and Wales,...
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Important changes in rodenticide use by...
The UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime 2023 Annual Report, published by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use in...
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'Self-regulation and carry on' at the...
Last week the shooting sector assembled at Englefield House in Berkshire for the inaugural Trusted Game conference....
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Government promises new laws on face...
The government announced yesterday (8 February) that the police will be given powers to arrest protesters who wear face...
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