BASC - the British Association for Shooting and Conservation is a membership organisation and a national representative body ... for sporting shooting. We have five strategic objectives: - A strong and unified voice for shooting - All party backing for shooting - Balanced comment in the media - Continued opportunity to go shooting - High standards Our mission is to promote and protect sporting shooting and the well-being of the countryside throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. We represent our members' interests by providing a voice for sporting shooting which includes wildfowling, game, and rough shooting, deer stalking, target shooting and air gunning, pigeon shooting and pest control, gun dogs, promoting practical habitat conservation, training and the setting of standards and undertaking appropriate research. Please note that while we try to respond to queries in a prompt manner, there can be no guarantee this page will be monitored outside normal office hours. read more