spurs 14 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just seen a post on Facebook someone put on a page from the gov.uk site saying that they are issueing temporary licenses to take us up to August , so good news at last , sorry don’t know how to paste it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurs 14 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 That’s the one , cheers , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Excellent well done Defra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay shooter Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Well done indeed but the delay is perhaps dur to considering other issues..could be just awaiting further objections in the pipeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshAndy Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) ignore me... Edited February 12, 2020 by WelshAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Good news indeed! All makes an interesting read! So it was worth us doing our bit and sending our info in! Lets hope DEFRA listen to us practitioners more now going forward! Looks like releasing birds going to be ok for a while to! No wonder Avery's been rattled more lately! 😉 Never realised DEFRA's funding to monitor SSSI's etc had been slashed by so much! Well done all who submitted evidence and BASC GWCT NGO etc! United We Stand! NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Agreed, on the key issues that face shooting, working together is the way forward. A pan organisational plan to ensure a positive future for sustainable shooting is one of BASC's strategic objectives. Still lots to do over the coming months to ensure the licences due in August are suitable and robust to prevent further challenges but also deliver what is needed for conservation , prevent crop damage, prevent attacks on livestock and to protect human health etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Yes, well done to all who submitted information, DEFRA for acknowledging it and re-issuing the General Licences and to BASC and the other shooting organisations for their continuing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Read it last night … good news indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshAndy Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 7 hours ago, David BASC said: Agreed, on the key issues that face shooting, working together is the way forward. A pan organisational plan to ensure a positive future for sustainable shooting is one of BASC's strategic objectives. Still lots to do over the coming months to ensure the licences due in August are suitable and robust to prevent further challenges but also deliver what is needed for conservation , prevent crop damage, prevent attacks on livestock and to protect human health etc. What about rook here in wales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 We have further meetings with the relevant ministers in Wales, but if rooks are a problem on the farm you help control pests over then you can apply for an individual licence. If you need help with this and are a BASC member contact our team on 01244 573019 David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Don’t think Avery as heard about yet but he did comment on the GL three days ago, don’t think they are going away any time soon…https://markavery.info/2020/02/10/licensed-killing-of-birds/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Excellent news. i only wrote to DEFRA on the subject three days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I do hope NRW will be as accommodating and leave the Welsh GL as it is and not role over as they have a tendency to do.There are still discussions to be had with them,i.e.rooks,and I trust BASC will continue to advise them about the shortcomings of the license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Will a new Environment Secretary make a difference? Did he express any views about the GL fiasco last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, McSpredder said: Will a new Environment Secretary make a difference? Did he express any views about the GL fiasco last year? George Eustace......I believe he is not anti shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 rooks last year could not be shot.so this year we can have a good go at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, McSpredder said: Will a new Environment Secretary make a difference? Did he express any views about the GL fiasco last year? 25 minutes ago, panoma1 said: George Eustace......I believe he is not anti shooting? We must have members in Camborne and Redruth that would know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Here is some info on him: https://basc.org.uk/new-environment-secretary-a-real-countryman-says-basc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Thanks David, that is good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Assuming Eustice is not a badger-hugger, the Derbyshire dairy farmers might be happier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, McSpredder said: Assuming Eustice is not a badger-hugger, the Derbyshire dairy farmers might be happier today. Apparently he has consistently voted in favour of the badger cull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I have just read the letter sent to NRW by wild Justice telling them that the general licence in Wales is illegal and that if they do not hear from them by 17th Feb.they will seek a judicial review.As the licences in Wales are nothing to do with DEFRA I fear the shooting,farming and the game keeping communities will be shafted again.The Welsh government have wiped their hands of the licences and left all the decision making to NRW.I do hope the various organisations are putting pressure on NRW to tell the bullies from WJ they are wrong to target legitimate people in he Welsh countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Actually, I have no time for NRW, but the Welsh Assembly Government have gone against NRW's advice and ruled with the cuddlies in the past. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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