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Founded in 1908, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), formerly the Wildfowlers\u2019 Association of Great Britain and Ireland (WAGBI), is the largest fieldsports organisation in the UK. It campaigns to protect and promote country shooting and conservation.<\/p>\n

Country shooting includes live quarry shooting of game, wildfowl and the management of pest species.<\/p>\n

Today it has 148,000 members and employs over 100 full-time staff across the UK.<\/p>\n

BASC\u2019s headquarters is in Rossett, near Chester and throughout the UK support, help and guidance is provided by full-time regional directors centred on four English regions \u2013 the North, Central, South East and South West. There is also the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland offices. A Council is elected by the Association\u2019s members and are responsible for the strategy and management of BASC.<\/p>\n

BASC\u2019s aims<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Founded in 1908, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), formerly the Wildfowlers\u2019 Association of Great Britain and Ireland (WAGBI), is the largest fieldsports organisation in the UK. It campaigns to protect and promote country shooting and conservation. Country shooting includes live quarry shooting of game, wildfowl and the management of pest species. 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