ABOUT USWhat does BASC stand for?
BASC stands for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
How did BASC begin?
The organisation was founded as the Wildfowlers’ Association of Great Britain and Ireland (WAGBI) in 1908 by Stanley Duncan FZS and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey Bt.
Why did Stanley Duncan form the Association?
There were three main reasons why he set up WAGBI:
He wanted to help professional wildfowlers.
He was becoming alarmed at the increasing drainage and subsequent development of excellent wildfowl habitat.
He realised that as time went by it would be necessary to defend the sport of wildfowling against the growing enthusiasm of extremists.
BASC Council, Vision, Mission and Strategic Outcomes
As the largest shooting organisation in Great Britain & NI, BASC will:
Vision
Fight for sustainable shooting and conservation of the countryside.
Mission
To promote and protect sporting shooting and advocate its conservation role throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
To represent members’ interests by providing an effective and unified voice for sustainable shooting sports.
To benefit the community by providing education, promoting scientific research and advocating best practice in firearms licensing, habitat conservation, and wildlife and game management.
To promote the benefits of game as food.
In order to achieve these, BASC will:
Achieve / Enhance / Exploit
BASC must create and maintain ‘all party’ political consensus in support of sustainable shooting sports and the conservation benefits derived from the shooting sector. Critical to success is public perception and endorsement across key opinion formers.
Protect / Sustain / Utilise
BASC must protect and enhance its credibility, financial strength and power base of members, staff and Council to build on its reputation as the UK’s leading shooting and conservation organisation.
Strategic Outcomes
The following strategic outcomes combine to build success:
- Cross-Party political support: Consolidate and expand political support.
- Increase membership: Grow the number and diversity of members. Engage members in the fight for conservation & shooting.
- Conservation: Shooting recognised as a leading driver of practical conservation.
- Sector–wide approach: Ensure a pan-organisational approach supporting sustainable shooting & conservation.
- BASC Brand: BASC respected as the authoritative voice for shooting sports.
- Standards: Driving standards to guarantee sustainable shooting.
