in its many and varied forms is a very popular sport and pastime
with 1 million people of all ages and abilities shooting on a regular basis
In the prime context of this rural-focused website perhaps our first look should be at The British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC), the national representative body for country shooting. They have five strategic objectives:
- A strong and unified voice for shooting
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- All-party backing for shooting
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- Balanced comment in the media
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- Continued opportunity to go shooting
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- High standards
It offers the opportunity to visit many organisations concerned with its aims via its LINKS PAGE
There are many shooting disciplines to be enjoyed, each one catered for by a specialist association, all of whom provide free help and advice. The SHOOTNOW website is designed to help you find out about shooting, who to contact, where to go, how to take part, and how to get trained and it will also lead you to The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, The National Rifle Association and The National Small-Bore Rifle Association - each with its own concentrated information relative to its discipline, and a considerable number of other relevant associations.
As well as game shooting we must look to Clay Pigeon shooting, Wood pigeon shooting (as part of pest control), target shooting with its attendant competitive element (to encompass, inter alia, Bisley of considerable fame), mallard, widgeon, teal and wildfowling in general, rifles, muzzle loaders, airguns, all other equipment, gun shops, wild boar, bears, squirrels, partridge, pheasant, grouse, duck, geese, rats, crows, stag, deer stalking, foxes and Man's companions the keepers, gundogs (not forgetting their breeeders), and the vehicles necessary to go to and from the shooting grounds, and the clothing to wear and last but far from least the Law relating to shooting.One of the best written sources of information on all of these subjects is the monthly publication SPORTING SHOOTER which at £2.85 for 130+ large colour pages is a vital necessity for anyone searching for information on the subject of shooting.
To shoot you require a gun! The following ordnance websites may be of interest:-
