The Government stated it has “no plans” to ban the sport, recognising the significant environmental, economic and ...

Grouse shooting got going when the Victorians built railways that made it easier to get up onto the moors, back in the mid-19th century. Suddenly you could travel relatively comfortably with all your ...

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Others offered only “walked up” grouse shoots, rather than “driven” shooting where birds are flushed out of hiding into the sights of waiting guns, a method that typically leads to many ...

Grouse shooting estates are braced for a "disappointing" start to the season, which began on Saturday with the traditional 'Glorious Twelfth'. Low bird numbers mean many estates are delaying the ...

Country sports enthusiasts were making preparations for the grouse shooting season which starts today - even though tradition prohibits shooting on a Sunday. Known as the 'Glorious Twelfth' the ...

A planned state regulation for the killing of certain feathered game species during the closed season could cause anger among ...

Perhaps a less well-recognised, but equally valid, addition to that list is grouse shooting. Each year, scores of tourists from Europe, America, the Middle East and many other places visit ...

By Jay Johnson DNR hunting recruitment and retention coordinator Ever hunted ruffed grouse? If not, this is the year to start. The tasty, fast-flying forest game bird is at high population levels.

Four immature trumpeter swans were shot at Brown’s Lake, near Warroad, during the youth waterfowl weekend and the ruffed grouse opener that was held Sept. 18-19, according to the Minnesota ...