Driven grouse shooting Driven grouse shooting Driven grouse shooting is the hunting of the red grouse, a field sport of the United Kingdom. It is popular because it provides a challenge due to the rapid flight of the grouse. The grouse shooting season extends from 12 August, often called the "Glorious Twelfth", to 10 December each year. Shooting takes place on grouse moors, areas of moorland in northern England and Scotland. The name 'driven grouse shooting' refers to the way in which the grouse are driven towards the hunters (otherwise known as 'Guns') by beaters. A shooting party usually includes 8–10 Guns who
Sooty grouse plants ("Pteridium", "Salix"), berries ("Gaultheria", "Mahonia", "Rubus", "Vaccinium"), and insects (particularly ants, beetles, grasshoppers) are more important. Chicks are almost entirely dependent on insect food for their first ten days. Males sing with deep hoots on their territory and make short flapping flights to attract females. Females leave the male's territory after mating. Sooty grouse are experiencing some population decline from habitat loss at the southern end of its range in southern California. Sooty grouse The sooty grouse ("Dendragapus fuliginosus") is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to North America's Pacific Coast Ranges. It is closely related to the dusky