A mixed bag out on the grouse moors (link to PDF)

All the days that have gone ahead to date have been successful, although high winds have made the birds very challenging more like October grouse. We are now looking to put teams together for October and November. If you are interested please contact us with budget guidance which would be …

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Mixed bag for grouse populations in Scotland and England (link to PDF)

Most of the counts for the Pennine Moors are in, although counting is still ongoing on the North York Moors. Overall the prospects for this season are better than had been assumed following the large stocks left in 2008 on the Pennine Moors. There are reports of some exceptional counts, …

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Winter: A wet Autumn with frosts and snow before Christmas, further frost in January, February and March, prolonged dry period in March and April without excessive warm/damp weather limited potential for worm build up. Grouse in good condition. Spring: Grouse started hatching in numbers on the 15th May onwards whilst some …

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Summary: This has been the best year since records began on a considerable number of Pennine Moors. Almost all those moors have shot in excess of their all time bag records are those moors where rigorous modern worm management techniques are being employed, dedicated keepering staff are ensuring mammalian predation, particularly during the …

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Winter: A relatively dry winter with a particularly cool, crisp February when most of the burning was carried out. The unusual lack of periods of windy, wet weather meant the grouse wintered very well indeed and the cooler temperatures prevented any extensive worm infestation. Spring: Cool March and April with quite a …

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Winter 06/07: Contrary to previous year the winter was very mild through to late February/March. A wet period in December/January would have usually resulted in an increase in Strongyle worm uptake due to lack of cold. However as young grouse had lowest recorded worm burdens going into winter there was little …

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Winter 05/06: We have had one of the best winters for grouse since the early 1990s with prolonged periods of dry, cold weather and frosts which began in October/November. The weather has not been advantageous for the Strongyl worm (as it was in 04/05 winter) and has given most moors a good opportunity …

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