Mirror journalist slams trophy hunting A reporter has attacked hunting providers in Africa after going undercover at The Stalking Show. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/bdhyw8yd 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #TrophyHunting #AnimalRights

Nature crisis clear on Welsh moorlands Moorland Association highlight the damage to biodiversity following the end of grouse shooting. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/29em6j8s 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #Biodiversity #MoorlandConservation

Hopes of safeguarding fox hunting through UNESCO treaty “foolish” Despite international treaty, Countryside Alliance believe hope for hunting lies elsewhere 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc8hz6hc 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #FoxHunting #UNESCOTreaty

Court order closure of wind farm after hundreds of kestrel deaths A French court has ordered the immediate closure of a windfarm in Southern France 300 bird deaths. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/4cycysru 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #WindEnergy #Conservation

Study finds pheasant link to Lyme disease germ New research shows ticks are more likely to carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/4xzxt7cs 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #LymeDisease #TickResearch

World Curlew Day celebrated around the world A conservation charity has run an event as part of a campaign to raise awareness for Britain’s largest wader. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/yr2yxt3z 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #WorldCurlewDay #ConservationAwareness

🎫 Win tickets to The National Shooting Show! 💥 We're giving away a pair of adult tickets for this weekend (10-11 May 2025) at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate. 🔗 To enter, sign up for the ST weekly e-newsletter here: bit.ly/43j8jhe Closing date: 8 May 2025

🚁🔥 Join Midlands Air Ambulance Charity's Clay Shoot! 📅 Date: May 31st, 2025 📍 Location: West Midlands Shooting Ground 🔔 Shotgun license required 🔗 Register now: ow.ly/XkVg50Vs4uv 🎯 Gather your team & book today

The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now! 🎯 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x #ShootingSports #FirearmsCommunity #OutdoorLife #HuntingCulture #GunEnthusiasts #MarksmanLife #AmmunitionNews #TargetPractice #ShootingMagazine

Hit pause on flawed rollout, urges BASC BASC calls for delay to the Scottish government’s muirburn licensing scheme amid concerns from practitioners over the code’s workability. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc293zjf 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x

More power to police for tackling poachers Following countryside organisations’ campaigning, penalties for illegal coursing have increased, with average fines up from £360 to £6,000. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycyjfcsu 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x

NGO condemns RSPB’s efforts to save the curlew The National Gamekeepers’ Association (NGO) has criticised the RSPB’s lack of acknowledgement of the successful work done by keepers to save the curlew. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/4hbny8sp

GWT increases grants to meet cost of living crisis The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust (GWT) has upped the size of its grants to reflect the rise in the cost of living reported by more than 80% of homes this year. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/ywxz4ytf #CostOfLiving

Black grouse translocated to the North York Moors A groundbreaking GWCT project that aims to expand the range of black grouse is showing early signs of success. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/wnv2ke2j 🔗 Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/y5tywx3x

Scottish island needs ‘robust’ deer management plans The owners of a 1,500-acre island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides have announced plans to increase Ronay’s biodiversity and revitalise the natural environment. 🗞️ Read it here: tinyurl.com/2d44ute7

We sound like a broken record? Not everyone has got the message, so we'll keep bashing it out til then! PLEASE RETWEET! #whatwedo #hereforyou #ruralfamilies

More licensing chaos: 18 days or two years? A major BASC investigation has uncovered a shocking backlog: more than 1,000 shooters are stuck on temporary permits, with the worst police forces taking up to two years to process firearms certificates. 👉 Read the full story:

£30,000 air rifle theft rocks Sussex shooting ground Thieves smashed through fences to steal 25 Weihrauch break-barrel air rifles and more in an overnight raid at Polowood Shooting Ground near Brighton. Police are appealing for information. Owner Gary Coomber wants to make the

Celebrating heroes of shooting and conservation 👏 An extraordinary cast of shooting champions received recognition at BASC’s annual awards ceremony during The Game Fair at Ragley Hall in July. Find out who was honoured: tinyurl.com/4dt35hfd Who's your shooting and