The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 24 January 2023. The bill will become law after it has received Royal Assent, probably in the summer…

Given the difficulties involved by most shoots in obtaining game birds last year, we are sure that more shoots will be looking to catch up hen pheasants, partridges or ducks this year…

NatureScot have just published the General Licences for 2023 on their website…

Between 24 October and 212 November 2022, the Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament at Westminster heard evidence from shooting organisations, Police Scotland, Scottish Ministers, UK Ministers and policy officials in respect of firearms licensing matters…

There has been a warning issued about bird flu amid pink-footed geese deaths in Moray. Members with an interest in wildfowling…

You may be aware that the Scottish Parliament is examining the proposed legislation presented by the Scottish Government in respect of hunting with dogs in Scotland. This legislation, if passed in its current form would present difficulties…

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has agreed to support organisations challenging the poor performance of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Firearms and Explosive Branch (FEB).

You will likely have received an email with a link to the Value of Shooting survey by now. The survey is designed to gather data in respect of how much financial value shooting, of all types, contributes to the UK economy and how it supports fragile rural communities…

The Firearms Safety consultation paper was published by the Home Office on 24 November 2020.  It invited comments on a range of firearms safety issues which were raised with the Government during the passage through Parliament of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019…

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department. A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant …

RAISE the Game was launched in summer 2018 in response to concern for the health and wellbeing of those in the gamekeeping community. The partnership across the fieldsports sector brings together key organisations to work with the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust…

The SACS office has recently received a number of enquiries about the shooting of rooks in Scotland, particularly in relation to “branchers”, immature birds which are still hanging around the nest but haven’t properly learnt to fly. These birds would traditionally have been controlled for a number of reasons…

The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published the long-awaited UK REACH (UK chemicals agency) report on their recommended restrictions for lead ammunition types in the UK. Essentially UK REACH’s proposed restrictions would result in widespread bans on lead ammunition shot and bullets used in…