This is the 'sport of kings' but it can be unreliable for the reasons beyond our control. Grouse are totally wild birds and their success or failure will largely depend on a host of management and climatic factors, the latter being uncontrollable. Sample areas are examined with pointing dogs both in April and late July. In poor years programmes have to be cancelled after the summer count with full refund. While we are currently offering 2 - 5 day programmes on a famous Scottish moor expecting + 80 - 100 brace per day, and another 3 and 4 day shoot expecting daily bags of 60-70 brace - both of these in strong recovery situation, the more normal target in Scotland is 40-70 brace and the cost for shooting such days approximates £6,050 plus VAT based on an expectation of 55 brace. We act as booking agents for a remarkable shoot in the north of England where early season days of 200 brace are scarcely worthy of comment. In 2000 this moor was adversely affected by monsoon-like rain and heavy flooding in July. I have seen 350 brace of grouse shot on this property in one day. It is capable of a remarkably rapid recovery.

Superior driven pheasant shooting in Scotland in the counties of Perth, Angus, Kincardine, Fife, Inverness, Lanark and Ayr and also in England. We offer 2, 3 or 4 say programmes from the end of October through to mid-December with days yielding 200 birds upwards. We can provide superb castle, mansion or country house hotel accommodation. We also offer driven partridge shooting on its own (see below) or mixed with certain driven pheasant shoots. Single or group enquiries are invited by Major Neil Ramsay on neilramsay@scothunt.co.uk. We are also able to offer slightly smaller days during January at a variety of classic shooting estates. Discounts are available for early bookings.