There are only 20 days until the 12th August. We all know what that means, the opening of the grouse season in the UK! Some of you may have days booked, and others may just dream of having them booked. Either way, here are our top videos from around the web to get you even more excited for the Glorious Twelfth.
Driven grouse shooting really started to take off in the mid-19th century when the Victorians built railways making it easier to travel to moors. Trains enabled shooters to travel with all of their equipment with relative ease and comfort.
Britain is the only place in the world where red grouse can be found and 75% of the world’s heather moorland is also found here. A study carried out by the GWCT found that grouse shooting on 140 “core” grouse estates in Scotland is likely to support a total of 493 jobs, £6.7 million worth of wages and contributes £10.7 million to GDP.
Driven Grouse with Ross Neville by Jonathan M. McGee
“This film showcases a day’s driven grouse shooting by star gun Ross Neville and his team at Raby Estate.”
More information on the Raby Estate can be found HERE.
Find available shoot dates HERE
“FLYING with GROUSE” by Eagle Review
“In this episode of “Eagle Review on Location” we visit Whitfield Sporting for driven grouse shooting.”
More information on the Whitfield Estate can be found HERE.
Find available shoot dates HERE.
Grouse Shooting at Swinton Park by Jonathan M. McGee
“This latest episode follows a expert team of guns shooting driven red grouse at Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire. Swinton is renowned throughout the shooting industry for having a great grouse moor and amazing topography, perfect for driven shooting.”
More information on the Swinton Estate can be found HERE.
Find available shoot dates HERE
The Untold Story: Driven Grouse Shooting by the Pace Brothers
“The Untold Story: Driven Grouse Shooting. The Angus Glens Moorland Group present to you their first feature film, produced by Pace Productions UK. Here we give an insight into the people and communities integral to protecting the moorland we all enjoy. This is their untold story.”
Find out more about the Angus Glens Moorland Group HERE.
Driven grouse – all you need to know by the Fieldsports Channel
“We are out on Bransdale Moor in Yorkshire with two of the best-known faces in grouse shooting – Simon Ward and Mark Osborne. They explain all you need to know about shooting driven grouse – how to do it, what to use and how to behave. If you want to go to the top level of driven shooting, here’s your walk-through. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 144.”
More information on the Swinton Estate can be found HERE
Find available shoot dates HERE
