Consultation closes on Tuesday (20 June).
BASC helped facilitate TV interviews with the BBC and S4C that aired yesterday. Balanced coverage with NRW on back foot. Links below - note they may expire at 7pm tonight.
Watch S4C from 21 minutes:
Newyddion S4C - Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:30
Watch BBC Wales from 17 minutes:
Just perhaps many might think the mass releases for commercial days where out of order ? I mean BASC itself seemed think along those lines at one stage and the NGO came to be .Around 23 SD members have confirmed they have responded to the consultation on proposals to restriction gamebird releasing in Wales - something that takes a few minutes for anyone anywhere in the UK (or beyond) to complete to send a clear message to the anti-shooting Welsh Government that we as a shooting community SAY NO to the proposals.
Perhaps many more SD members have responded? Or perhaps many not heard of this issue yet? Or perhaps many do not have time or care?
There is no right or wrong answer - it would just be helpful to understand the potential scale of SD support for this and future campaigns to protect shooting from threats relative to other forums etc. online.
Act now - BASC
Game shooting in Wales under attack. The Welsh government have launched proposals to ban gamebird releasing in Wales.basc.org.uk
You have to register with BBC to watch recordings.
The 'why' is apathy. No matter the policy issue we can expect around 1% to get involved. A really good result would be 5%. Some 100 SD members have got involved on the Wales gamebird releasing ban proposals. What % that is of active SD members is I do not know but if ok with admin I will try the same poll when the firearms consultation launches and let's see how the numbers compare.
www.face.eu
bloodorigins.org
You are comparing apples and oranges there. And indeed we have seen great support from the anglers in Wales in fighting against the proposals. Remember, in Wales, its anti-ideology driving this and it won't stop at game shooting.
Is the state of this country’s rivers a source of pride? Whatever arrangements govern rivers are obviously a complete failure, not only on water quality, but also on fauna.
Never confuse apathy with silent disagreement - its simply the British way !The 'why' is apathy. No matter the policy issue we can expect around 1% to get involved. A really good result would be 5%. Some 100 SD members have got involved on the Wales gamebird releasing ban proposals. What % that is of active SD members is I do not know but if ok with admin I will try the same poll when the firearms consultation launches and let's see how the numbers compare.
360,500 out of around 7 million hunters in Europe signed the FACE petition. That's around 5%, a really good result.
Landing one of the largest campaigns in Brussels: The European Hunters’ Campaign
Check out our FACE's new video and article detailing landing of the SignforHunting” campaign
As for the USA reference maybe listen to the following perspective from the USA based Blood Origins on proposals to take away people's shooting rights in Wales -See episode 377.
Podcasts | Origins Foundation
Tune into thoughtful discussions exploring science, ethics, and culture with hunters, biologists, and conservation leaders.
Yeah, very foolish of BASC to think that shooters might stick up for one another.
People see things different , filling trenches with unwanted dead birds , practically nothing about on the estate till the pheasant are released etc . Very different to traditional family shoots that dont sell days , small DIY syndicates and of course the grouse days . But its like walking around with a target on your back to have allowed this state of commercial days.
that's a good part of my point , its actually down to us to initiate reform .
well said, and hence the pistol ban, semi auto ban, fox hunting ban ……………….
basc.org.uk
ConorNRW have confirmed they had 42,000 responses to the consultation, which closed yesterday.
Click link below for more information
Welsh gamebird release proposals breach human rights law - BASC
Tens-of-thousands have said no to proposals to restrict gamebird releasing in Wales. Conor O’Gorman recounts BASC's Act Now campaign.
Click link below to download BASC's consultation response
Yes, I hear that all the time and have never agreed with it. There was no practical need to control foxes by horses and dogs chasing them around the countryside. It was just an excuse to go on some other poor buggers ground. Similarly there is no practical need for large scale commercial shoots. Small shoots and walked up days may well be caught in the cross fire but that is a result of shooters not being able to control themselves.
