Red grouse by sheep. Conservation measures taken on foot of the judgment have seen the population in the area double from 400 to 800. The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours. Shooting can take the form of 'walked up' (where shooters walk across the moor to flush grouse and take a
Grouse Lake Trail Grouse Lake at the base of Grouse Mountain. Grouse Lake Trail Grouse Lake Trail is in the northern Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness east of Grouse Mountain in Eagle County, south of Interstate 70, near Minturn, west of Vail and east of Avon, Colorado. It is located at the northeastern edge of Holy Cross Wilderness Area, east of Grouse Mountain. The trail begins in the multi-use forest area on Meadow Mountain, open to snowmobiles, skiers and hikers. Historically, Meadow Mountain and the Grouse Creek