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
Spruce grouse spruce grouse is now recognized as belonging to the genus "Falcipennis". Currently five subspecies are recognized: Franklin's grouse ("F. franklinii") of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains was recently split as a distinct species from "canadensis" and also consists of the subspecies "isleibi" in Prince of Wales Island and nearby Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. As a specialist of the taiga, the spruce grouse is found throughout Canada. In the United States, it is present in Alaska, northern New England, northern Michigan, northeastern Minnesota, and the montane coniferous forests of Montana, Idaho, Maine, Oregon, and Washington. Spruce grouse are always