The Wildlife Habitat Trust (WHT) 2017 Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp will be launched, at this year’s Game Fair at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. The stamp features artwork entitled ‘Wigeon on the Dornoch Firth’ by Jonathan Latimer. The launch will be at 11.30 am on Friday 28 July 2017 by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP in the WHT area of the BASC stand. For all the latest news on land secured for shooting by WHT funds visit www.wht.org.uk.
BASC members get complimentary entry to the fair
The BASC wildfowling team will be on hand all weekend on our stand at the Game Fair to discuss and advise on all aspects of the sport. Also, the Langstone & District Wildfowlers will be providing a display including antique punt guns and assorted wildfowling artefacts and memorabilia. Club members will be on the stand all weekend to talk about wildfowling in the harbour. Don't forget BASC members get complimentary entry to the Game Fair on all three days; see https://basc.org.uk/game-fair-2017
New edition of the wildfowling permit scheme booklet
The 2017-18 edition of the BASC wildfowling permit scheme will also be launched at the Game Fair. This booklet contains many opportunities around the UK for the novice to try wildfowling, or for the experienced wildfowler to try somewhere new. There are also sections of wildfowling and the law, field craft, lead shot alternatives and more. Please see https://basc.org.uk/wildfowling/wildfowling-permit-scheme for details.