Hunting in Scotland

The two highlights of hunting in Scotland are red grouse and red deer. Driven grouse shooting is perhaps the most expensive form of bird hunting in the world, and one of the world’s biggest shooting challenges. The ultimate challenge - killing two birds in front of the shooting lane, taking a second gun from the assistant as the birds pass the no-shoot safety zone, and killing two more behind you - is a trick that even the best shots can’t pull off every time. Deer stalking in the Highlands isn’t exactly easy either. The red and sika stags inhabit open, heather-grown hills, where, to get in range, you should be an expert of predicting the motion of the animals, as well as reading the treacherous Scottish wind. Of course, there’s more to Scotland than that. Southern Uplands, that have an even lower population density than the Highlands, offer excellent hunting opportunities among their countless lakes, with roe, red, and fallow deer, as well as birds and small game. In the agricultural areas of Lowlands there are great pheasant and partridge preserves, and also splendid deer stalking. Enthusiast can pursue snipe and woodcock, as well as other game, with the famous British bird dog breeds, and waterfowling in Scotland can pleasantly surprise even the most spoilt lovers of duck and geese hunting.