No havens for ravens
The world has gone mad, or at least the Scottish Natural Heritage has. What a deceptive name for an organisation that grants licenses t...
12
Jun
24
Jan
Raptor Persecution – Where have all the raptors gone?
Raptors really are hugely impressive predators. Their incredible vision, effortless aerial acrobatics and ruthless hunting instinct mak...
22
Jan
An introduction to Grouse Shooting
Driven grouse shooting is pretty much unique to the United Kingdom. Red grouse are often imported from European ‘farms’ before being tr...
22
Jan
Grouse Moor Subsidies
The EU CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) has long been a contentious issue with farmers, landowners and the public and not without good ...
22
Jan
The Real Price of Grouse – Traps
Gamekeepers on Grouse moors use a large array of devices to capture native wildlife - considered as predators to grouse. Farmed grouse ...
21
Dec
Live Targets
The season for red grouse shooting starts today. Tens of thousands of red grouse will be shot over the next two months covering the Moo...
11
Aug
Blood on the Moors – The inglorious 12th
The season for red grouse shooting starts today. Tens of thousands of red grouse will be shot over the next two months covering the Moo...
05
Aug
Grouse Moors -Environmental devastation
Grouse Moors -Environmental devastation The Estate owners and shooting associations are quick to make huge claims of how the work they ...
26
Jul
Breeding and shooting at ‘live’ targets
In the North of England and Scotland, the shooting of game birds and mammals is widespread. Habitat and 'predator management' are under...
26
Oct
Game Shooting or Shame Shooting
Game Shooting in the UK or Shame Shooting. Every year around 35 million non native, factory farmed pheasants and partridges are importe...