The line in the email subject box said: “Watch this, NOW!” The sender was a shooting colleague and he’d sent me a link to a YouTube clip. Curiosity got the better of me so I opened the link. I wish I hadn’t! No, it wasn’t a computer virus — it…
Grouse shooting
Gamekeepers’ conservation evidence is valid
When the "conservation" community dismisses the evidence of those with direct experience of the natural world, it is, effectively masking the truth, writes Lindsay Waddell, chairman of the National Gamekeepers' Organisation
Partridge and pheasant shooting at Bowhill, Scottish Borders
Shortly before the first drive started, a sparrowhawk emerged from the highest cluster of oak trees and twinkled her wings in the bright sunlight. Against a cloudless blue sky, the little hunter passed directly over my head at a fantastic height, pausing once to wheel and turn before vanishing behind…
Renewed calls for hen harrier conservation
Renewed calls to step up hen harrier conservation efforts have been made by key figures from both sides of the raptor/grouse debate, but agreement on strategy is still a long way off. The latest rallying cries have sounded as the first English hen harrier chicks to hatch in two years…
What kit should I take for a driven grouse shoot?
A reader wants to know what to take to his first driven grouse shoot
David McKay Brown Interview
David McKay Brown needs no introduction, but we’ll give him one any way. He started McKay Brown Gunmakers in 1967 after a decade at Alex Martin Ltd where he began his apprenticeship. His small team of gunmakers, which operates out of a small workshop in Bothwell near Glasgow, produces a…
Bolton Hall: Grouse shooting in North Yorkshire
Bolton Hall: This prestigious North Yorkshire moor enjoyed another superb grouse shooting season last year.
Forecasters predict a bumper year for grouse shooting
Favourable weather conditions give grouse shooting interests considerable cause for optimism this season.
College leases 5,000-acre grouse moor to give students hands-on experience
Askham Bryan College secures lease of grouse moor to give students hands-on experience of managing heather.
Rare ring ouzel benefits from grouse moor environment
Parts of the North York Moors are continuing to see steady numbers of ring ouzel, despite a dramatic fall in population across the UK in recent years.
Spring counts: Red grouse
This year's stock counts on the moor reveal an unusual trend in red grouse hens
Ralia estate: Grouse shooting in Inverness-shire
Ralia estate: Ralia estate in the Cairngorms National Park succeeded in 2012 when others in Scotland failed. Melissa Volpi visited on shoot day to find out why these hills are thriving.
Grouse moor wins coveted gold prize in Purdey Awards
Efforts of shoots and wildfowling clubs are rewarded at annual ceremony to celebrate best in conservation work.
Grouse shooting in Danby, North Yorkshire
Grouse shooting: Gallic guns enjoy grouse shooting on the North York Moors.
Sotheby’s Chairman wounded while grouse shooting
Sotheby’s chairman, Henry Wyndham, is recuperating after he was shot in the face during a day grouse shooting.