Red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, once observed “grouse are in no danger at all from people who shoot grouse”.
He had a point. Flying at speeds of over 60 mph on whirring wingbeats, the red grouse is a bird to challenge the very best of shots, especially when bursting in heart-stopping coveys from under your feet. Walked-up shooting carries the complication that you are often gasping for breath, clinging to the side of a steep
