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Man held over warning shot
<strong>A shooter from Cambridgeshire was recently arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence</strong>
Rural crime gets organised
<strong>A new NFU Mutual insurance survey reveals an increase in rural crime as organised thieves get more sophisticated</strong>
BASC submits evidence to Parliament
<strong>After submitting written recommendations to the HASC, BASC seeks to give oral evidence on firmarems control</strong>
Woodcock status hangs in the balance
<strong>Shooters are called on to log woodcock sightings as a decline in reports risks a change in conservation status</strong>
Wet weather worries for partridge shoots
<strong>As unsettled weather postpones the wheat harvest, shoot owners fear delays to the start of the partridge season</strong>
Rural housing
<strong>Local say on rural housing</strong>
RSPB's flawed harrier survey
<strong>Calls are being made for the withdrawal and review of the RSPB's North of England Hen Harrier Community Consultation</strong>
DEFRA to freeze Higher Level schemes
<strong>Speculation mounts that DEFRA will restrict HLS and sell National Nature Reserves and Forestry Commission land</strong>
Working dog thefts double in past year
<strong>DogLost reports a preseason surge in gundog thefts as Shooting Times launches its free lost-and-found dog service</strong>
Last chance to get involved
<strong>The deadline for shooters to present their evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on firearms control is fast approaching</strong>
League launches Video
<strong>A video showing footage taken from a day's driven patridge shoot was launched by the League Against Cruel Sports on 12 August</strong>
Young Scottish Keeper 2010
<strong>A young keeper from the Cawdor estate wins the Scottish Gamekeepers Association award after conservation success</strong>
US shooters fear lead ban
<strong>A petition has been submitted to the American Environmental Protection Agency seeking a lead ammunition ban</strong>
Coastal path confusion
<strong>DEFRA refutes claims that plans to build the All England Coastal Path have been shelved</strong>
