Conor O'Gorman Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 BASC is recommending a voluntary moratorium on shooting pochard, voluntary bag limits for pintail and European white-fronted geese, and delaying shooting of goldeneye, snipe and woodcock. Sustainable Shooting Code of Practice for Wildfowl Quarry Species:https://basc.org.uk/wildfowling/advice/sustainable-shooting-code-of-practice/ Conserving our wildfowl for the next generation:https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/conserving-our-wildfowl-for-the-next-generation-148954/ BASC, and WAGBI before it, has advocated self-regulation of shooting since 1908. BASC Council, its Wildfowling Liaison Committee and BASC staff have been involved in the development of the Sustainable Shooting Code of Practice for Wildfowl Quarry Species. The code has been positively received by wildfowling clubs with 45 per cent of BASC-affiliated clubs already adopting the recommendations. We ask that everyone interested in the shooting and conservation of wildfowl reads and considers personally adopting the code recommendations for wildfowl in every part of the UK. That includes farmland, woodland, uplands, not only coastal marshes and estuaries. Together we can ensure that self-regulation continues to maintain a sustainable harvest of wildfowl. If the code recommendations are widely supported, as we have seen with woodcock, that will strengthen our argument against further one-size fits all regulations being imposed on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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