2020

The brand new BASIS Game Management course is aimed at all individuals who have responsibility for managing a shoot, including head keepers, singlehanded keepers, estate managers, land agents, landowners, shoot managers and shoot captains.

Defra has at last published all the details of the three new general licences for the control of certain bird species effective from 1st January 2021, plus its “standard licence conditions for trapping wild birds” under these licences.

This presentation was delivered by Kenny Nutting from St David's Poulty Team during our recent Game 2020 Conference and covers the best practice rearing of gamebirds.

The Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales have agreed to bring in new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds in the UK. The new measures come into force on Monday 14th December.

The following is an interpretation of the guidance issued by government on 23 November. We will update this guidance should it be necessary to do so once the implementing legislation has been published and scrutinised by Parliament.

Lycetts Risk Management Services have prepared a template for COVID-19 risk assessments for shoots which you can now download free.

This presentation was delivered by Niels Kanstrup from Aarhus University during our recent Game 2020 Conference and covers the Danish experience of shooting without using lead shot.

Over the next few weeks Defra will be consulting with stakeholders about their plans for licensing gamebird releasing on or near protected sites in 2021. 

It was confirmed on Wednesday 11th November 2020 that an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone has been declared across England, Scotland and Wales. 

Defra has published the first details of three new general licences for the control of certain bird species effective from 1st January 2021.