Driven grouse shooting the potential capacity for the breeding golden eagle population continues to be suppressed around where this persecution largely occurs." 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
Franklin's grouse Franklin's grouse Franklin's grouse ("F. franklinii") of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains was recently split as a distinct species from "Falcipennis canadensis" and also consists of the subspecies "isleibi" in Prince of Wales Island and nearby Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. It closely resembles the Spruce Grouse but the male's tail is entirely black lacking the chestnut terminal tail band of the Spruce Grouse, and has white spots overlying it. Territorial males are notable for their wing-clap display. At the end of a short flight through the trees, the wings are brought together over the back so as to