Wanted: Grouse shooting

[Woodmister]

Hi all,

Off topic I know but does anyone have any good contacts to book a days Grouse shooting up north?
Either purely just grouse or other!

looking to celebrate both myself and my dads birthday with a chance to shoot some grouse as neither of us have done grouse shooting before!

Any help would be great!

cheers Adam

 

[375 mag]

I think they have had a bad year in North Yorkshire not many about.

 

[Rowey]

Try Snilesworth. Jimmy Shuttlewood is the Head Keeper. Top class shoot. Well run

 

[Island]

Define "up north"?

I know a chap that organises a lot of walked-up grouse from the Angus Glens through to Caithness.

To be honest, I wasn't paying much (any!) attention to the counts this year so I don't know just how the season is expected to play out, I am aware however that several estates have stood-down their driven grouse this year.

If you like I can PM you an email address?

 

[Stalker62]

Define "up north"?

The barmaid in the Achness Hotel, Rosehall, in Sutherland described how she had "moved south" for the work.
She hailed from the Hebrides.

 

[levigsp]

The barmaid in the Achness Hotel, Rosehall, in Sutherland described how she had "moved south" for the work.
She hailed from the Hebrides.

So she moved north and lied to people, lol

 

[Freeforester]

I think they have had a bad year in North Yorkshire not many about.

An earlier than usual hatch in some parts of the Yorkshire moors resulted in multiple deaths of chicks because of insufficient insect availability.

 

[swagger700]

Looks like record seasons to quiet this year,as said above dry weather, lack of insects then cold and wet have had a drastic effect on the broods

 

[lochty]

Henry, Ramsay and waters were advertising walked up days last month. They may be fully booked now, but it could be worth asking. Probably Scotland though.

 

[Dan Newcombe]

Some places have cancelled already because of COVID especially where they rely on foreign clients but that’s not to say some will not be sold if numbers are good to domestic guns.

Up here we won’t count until the end of the month but hatching looked good, we then had a lot of dry when we needed insects and currently have a lot of wet when they need to stay dry so Broods dwindled a bit (as I understand they did in Yorkshire) so unlikely to be one for the record books but I think there will be some there.

 

[NickJ]

As your profile says St Helen's I assume you mean the North of England, it's a bit patchy here in the North West but best to try an agent who works across multiple estates, a good one is Nick Mason at Sporting Agency & Outfitters - Davis & Bowring - We are a highly motivated and experienced sporting agency

 

[spannulman]

Dick Bartlett at ‘British moorlands’ does small bag grouse days over pointers. I went out with a mate on a day with him and his dog man Roy and had a brilliant day. I’ve never shot driven grouse but have walked them up before but shooting over pointers is very different to walking up.

It makes for a special day ( if you’re happy with a small bag) and doesn’t cost the earth.

 

[Roestalker39]

Dick Bartlett at ‘British moorlands’ does small bag grouse days over pointers. I went out with a mate on a day with him and his dog man Roy and had a brilliant day. I’ve never shot driven grouse but have walked them up before but shooting over pointers is very different to walking up.

It makes for a special day ( if you’re happy with a small bag) and doesn’t cost the earth.

What kinds of money does he charge mate?

 

[Cumbrian 1]

Matthew Finch of Primoris Sporting sells a lot of grouse days

 

[spannulman]

What kinds of money does he charge mate?

Our programme | British Moorlands

Shooting in Moray (Speyside), Northern Scotland GROUSE SHOOTING 2025 season For walked-up grouse shooting over dogs please contact us for availability and costs for the dates when you would be in our Speyside area which is half way between Aberdeen and Inverness. Ideal sport for those who...

www.britishmoorlands.com

the details are all on the website- it depends what you want to do.

 

[Woodmister]

Define "up north"?

I know a chap that organises a lot of walked-up grouse from the Angus Glens through to Caithness.

To be honest, I wasn't paying much (any!) attention to the counts this year so I don't know just how the season is expected to play out, I am aware however that several estates have stood-down their driven grouse this year.

If you like I can PM you an email address?

please if you don’t mind mate

 

[Woodmister]

As your profile says St Helen's I assume you mean the North of England, it's a bit patchy here in the North West but best to try an agent who works across multiple estates, a good one is Nick Mason at Sporting Agency & Outfitters - Davis & Bowring - We are a highly motivated and experienced sporting agency

I’ll have a look at them mate nice one!

 

[Woodmister]

Dick Bartlett at ‘British moorlands’ does small bag grouse days over pointers. I went out with a mate on a day with him and his dog man Roy and had a brilliant day. I’ve never shot driven grouse but have walked them up before but shooting over pointers is very different to walking up.

It makes for a special day ( if you’re happy with a small bag) and doesn’t cost the earth.

Sounds good! I think I know who that Roy is, a friend of mine knows him! I’ll ask him

 

[spannulman]

Sounds good! I think I know who that Roy is, a friend of mine knows him! I’ll ask him

Roy was great and he and his team of pointers ( GWP) worked hard All day in poor conditions to give us a decent day. He comes from Lancs originally. I wrote the day up for a piece in the Shooting Gazette in 2018. Not sure if it is still on their website though. Dick is a straight bat and was good to deal with And honest about the conditions and like
y bag- that spring had been wet and the grouse struggled that season ( 2017/18)