Grouse Shooting
The ‘Glorious twelfth’. August the twelfth is recognised as the beginning of the game shooting season and in particular that of red grouse. Once thought to be unique to the heather clad hills of Britain, the Scottish red grouse, Lagopus Scoticus, is a truly wonderful member of the grouse family. No other form of game shooting can offer such a diverse and challenging sport. Grouse can be shot by driving, walking-up or over pointing dogs, each method presenting a unique experience.
The grouse family of Britain consist of capercaillie, blackgame, ptarmigan and red grouse. The capercaillie is the largest and most handsome of the grouse family and is a forest bird. It was extinct in Scotland for many years and reintroduced by Lord Breadalbane around 1837, and even today is a rarely seen. It is therefore largely “protected” and may not be shot. Ptarmigan are birds of the “high tops” - above 1500 feet and are selectively shot where breeding numbers permit. Blackgame are moorland birds that prefer the forest margins and are selectively shot where breeding numbers allow. Their breeding ritual dance or Lek, once common throughout the Highlands, is a rare and wonderful spectacle worthy of sight. The beautifully curved tail feathers of the cock are greatly prized by Highland pipers for cap badges. The female or greyhen resembles that of the hen pheasant. It is, however, the red grouse that provides the sport.
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