047 – Grouse Moor Shooting – What’s it all about?

Driven grouse shooting is pretty much unique to the United Kingdom. Red grouse are cosseted on the upland moors – now known as grouse moors – where their habitat, primarily heather, is managed to suit this one species that is ‘protected’ from the local wildlife and any potential predators by the gamekeepers. You may think this sounds like a conservation project, but no, the end game is the Grouse are shot for pleasure!