The black grouse blog has a new ally.
Shooting Gazette
Game shooting at Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire
Game shooting at Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire: A game shooting feature from the October 2010 issue of Shooting Gazette.
How do you introduce a pup to a gun dog?
I will soon have two gun dogs for training.
Orelton Court turns up the heat
The Wye Valley Retriever Club held a working test at Orelton Court, Worcestershire by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Phil Spilsbury.
Don’t touch that toadstool!
The black grouse blogger finds an army in the woodock strip.
Hinton Park Farm hosts West of England labradors
The West of England Labrador Retriever Club held veteran and open tests at Hinton Park Farm, Hinton St. George by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs Edd Ruell.
Can you give labs too much encouragement?
I'm worried I'm being too soft on my gun dog during training.
GRCN put to the test at Murton Grange
The Golden Retriever Club of Northumbria held an a.v. novice and open working test at Murton Grange by kind permission of Sir Tom Cowie, estate manager Derek Cornforth and headkeeper…
Running a grouse moor isn’t a 9 to 5 job
It’s been an unexpectedly busy few days for the black grouse blog.
Black grouse are classic game birds!
So says the black grouse blogger.
Has training damaged my gun dog?
I sent my spaniel away for training with a professional.
North Midland Area URC at Carlton Towers
The North Midland Area of the United Retriever Club held intermediate and veteran tests at Carlton Towers, North Yorkshire.
Wye Valley tests at Ravenhill Court
Wye Valley Retriever Club held open and novice working tests at Ravenhill Court, Worcester, by kind permission of Ron Treverton Jones.
Brown and magnificent
The black grouse blogger spied something incredible in Dublin.
Where can I find a future FTCh?
And how easy is it to find breeders and train a gundog protégé?
Glorious 12th is cause for celebration
The GWCT has revealed grouse shooting is worth £23,300,000 to the Scottish economy each year.
Black grouse blogger finds colour
The moorland is changing.
Is my gundog training too strict?
I am a novice handler with a ‘hot’ young spaniel.
Essex Area URC at Laurels Farm
The Essex Area of the United Retriever Club held their open qualifier test at Laurels Farm, Great Horkesley by kind permission of Stephen Bunting.
Blogger on the road
Moving around the black grouse moor ain't easy.