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“to assess the economic and environmental
contribution of
sporting shooting to the
UK”
In view of the perceived economic and environmental
importance of sporting shooting, the British Association for
Shooting and Conservation, the Country Land and Business
Association and the Countryside Alliance, in consultation with
the Game Conservancy Trust, joined together to commission
Public and Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC) to provide
an independent assessment of the economic and environmental
contribution of shooting to the UK.
The main objectives of this study are
to:
- define the key components of shooting and their
associated interests
- assess the economic contribution of the sector to
the UK economy
- identify the conservation and habitat management
activities arising from live quarry shooting
- evaluate the environmental benefits and costs
associated with shooting
Main Findings:
- 480,000 people shoot live quarry
- Shooting supports the equivalent of 70,000 full-time
jobs
- Shooters spend £2 billion each year on goods and
services
- Shooting is worth £1.6 billion to the UK
economy
- Shooting is involved in the management of two-thirds
of the rural land area
- Two million hectares are actively managed for
conservation as a result of shooting
- Shoot providers spend £250 million a year on
conservation
- Shooters spend 2.7 million work days on conservation
- the equivalent of 12,000 full-time jobs
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The Economic and Environmental Impact of Sporting
Shooting
