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1 SHOOTING THE FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

2 The Value of Shooting

3 What is BASC?

4 95% said shooting is important said to their personal wellbeing 84% said shooting is important for their physical wellbeing 88% said shooting gives them moderate to high-intensity exercise 20 the average number of friends made through shooting 77% said their social life would suffer without shooting 91% they would spend less time outdoors if they could not shoot 59% take part in picking-up, beating, or physical conservation work 71% said their levels of physical activity would suffer without shooting The top three reasons for taking part in shooting: Enjoyment Time outdoors Relaxation

5 Game Shooting Game shooting is regulated by law. There is a defined shooting season for each species of game bird including pheasant, partridge and grouse GAME SHOOTING PROVIDES... habitat and conservation management, delivers high-quality landscapes and provides tasty food 97% Predators cause over 40% of game meat goes into the food chain 41 % The effort put into game management and pest control is equivalent to 7,800 full-time jobs of the nests of ground-nesting birds to be lost Predator control contributes to reversing the declines seen in farmland birds Around of shoot providers create or maintain hedgerows Game shoots maintain 25,000ha of cover crops These provide an important source of food and shelter for songbirds, particularly during the winter 430,000 people shoot game OVER 280,000 people work on shoots each year Shoots manage 500,000ha of woodland and 100,000ha of copses for game Conservation organisations acknowledge the benefit of game shooting to the environment The Code of Good Shooting Practice sets out best practice in all areas of game shooting

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7 WILDFOWLING shooting wild duck and geese on tidal areas, including the foreshore and inland marshes Wildfowlers actively sustain 50,000 acres of valuable wetland habitat Wildfowling is a traditional subsistence activity first recorded in 1614 Wildfowlers were instrumental in the establishment of the UK s first wildfowl refuges and continue their conservation work today Wildfowling clubs are responsible for more than 250,000 acres of land across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Wildfowlers have invested in excess of more than 140 local clubs Wildfowlers work in partnership with statutory agencies to protect threatened habitats and species provide shooting for a broad range of people 600,000 Wildfowlers provide over conservation work days per year in securing declining coastal wetlands 90% of land managed for wildfowling is in Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

8 The glorious twelve benefits of grouse shooting

9 BASC Membership Distribution Shetland Isles Although shooting generally takes place in the countryside, BASC membership reflects the normal distribution of population. This map shows the distribution of BASC members.

10 The UK picture At least 600,000 people in the UK shoot clay pigeons, live quarry, or targets. Existing industry data also shows that at least 1.6m people shoot live quarry with an airgun. Gun Days Providers Participants influenced Area (ha) Conservation labour (FTE) Paid FTE jobs supported (entire supply chain) South East 2,300,000 14, ,000 1,800,000 2,400 13,100 East 1,200,000 6, , ,000 1,100 7,000 Greater London 380,000 1,500 22, ,000* 280* 3,600 South West 1,500,000 10, ,000 1,800,000 2,200 10,000 West Midlands 1,100,000 8,500 95,000 1,300,000 1,600 9,800 East Midlands 1,500,000 7,100 79, ,000 1,100 6,200 Yorkshire and the Humber 590,000 4,000 87, ,000 1,000 4,100 North West 800,000 4,800 64, , ,300 North East 290,000 2,100 44, , ,300 England 9,600,000 59, ,000 8,800,000 11,000 61,000 Wales 450,000 2,900 76, , ,400 Scotland 640,000 7, ,000 4,500,000 3,900 8,800 Northern Ireland 210, ,800 69, UK 11,000,000 70, ,000 14,000,000 16,000 74,000 *Includes estates outside London, owned by providers living in London Participants can shoot in more than one area

11 Shooting jobs Distribution First round supplier spend by providers and participants ( m) Total GVA supported ( m) 8,800 Shetland Isles ,300 2,300 4, , ,400 9,800 7, ,400 1, ,700 2,000 Paid FTE jobs supported (entire supply chain) 10,000 3,600 13,100 IMAGES BY NICK RIDLEY, NORTHEASTWILDLIFE.CO.UK, ROB DOUGLAS, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM, MATT MANNING, RICHARD FAULKS AND DON BRUNT

12 BASC KEY CONTACT DETAILS BASC Council Membership Political Affairs Firearms Press Office Business Intelligence Unit Game and Deer Management Conservation/Land Mgt Sporting Services Wildfowling Insurance BASC Sales Gundog Helpline Fundraising Trade Members Gundog Insurance Gun Insurance Wildlife Habitat Trust BASC ENGLAND Central Unit 6, Grange Farm, Belmont Road, Tutbury, Burton upon Trent DE13 9HJ Tel: North I Shawwell Business Centre, Stagshaw Road, Corbridge Northumberland NE45 5PE Tel: north@basc.org.uk South East 3 Barn Studios, Gaterounds Farm, Parkgate Road, Newdigate, Surrey RH5 5AJ Tel: southeast@basc.org.uk South West Unit 1D/E, Dulford Business Park, Broad Road, Dulford, Devon EX15 1DY Tel: southwest@basc.org.uk BASC NORTHERN IRELAND 33 Castle Street, Lisburn BT27 4SP Tel: nire@basc.org.uk BASC SCOTLAND Trochry, Dunkeld, Tayside PH8 0DY Tel: scotland@basc.org.uk BASC WALES Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL Tel: wales@basc.org.uk For information on any of the issues raised in this booklet, or any other aspect of shooting contact: The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL Tel: Website: Copyright BASC 2015

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