 The name of the association born out of the ensuing correspondence was the Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland—now known as the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and one of the principal shooting organisations in the country.Over the years "Shooting Times" has carried articles by writers and such sportsmen as Denys Watkins-Pitchford (""BB""), Colin Willock, Arthur Oglesby, Gough Thomas, the firearms expert Geoffrey Boothroyd and wildfowling contributor Nick Horten.