The GoG Blog

Some of Scotland’s leading chefs have agreed to provide The Gift of Grouse with appetising recipes to make the most of the grouse season come the Glorious 12th. First on the list is Martin Wishart who has created Roast Grouse with Braised Cabbage, Celeriac Puree and Sauce Albert. Martin Wishart likes to feature grouse at all his

An increasing number of Scottish grouse moors are becoming involved in the “Heads Up For Harriers” project run by PAWScotland and Scottish Natural Heritage.  The following article, written for Shooting Times magazine by Tim Baynes of the Scottish Moorland Group, examines what the cameras installed on nests over the last two years have discovered. Have you

By Tim Baynes, Director of the Scottish Moorland Group The shooting community was pleased to see the press release from RSPB, Scottish Raptor Study Groups and the Scottish Wildlife Trust calling for a progressive partnership.  The press release marks a welcome change from some of the recent comment and allegations and backs up our community’s approach,

There is currently an army of gamekeepers and local fire services who work together to stop the spread of wildfires in the warmer, dryer summer months. To prevent such fires taking place gamekeepers have been busy carrying out seasonal burning and cutting of heather to remove over-dominant vegetation and enable the heather to regenerate healthily.

By Lianne MacLennan, Grampian Moorland Group Coordinator A Grampian gamekeeper who hasn’t been without his signature moustache since he was 18 years old has had it waxed off to raise vital cash for men’s health charities. For 32 years, Leslie George (50), a gamekeeper in Strathdon, has had a full moustache, with even his wife

By Nick Nairn, Grouse remains for myself and many others, the king of game birds. I like grouse roasted on the bone for an all-round better taste and texture. Roast grouse is where traditional cooking and accompaniments can’t be beaten – bread sauce, game gravy, roast tatties. The grouse itself only needs a bit of

By Lianne MacLennan, Co-ordinator for the Angus Glens Moorland Group On Sunday the 7th of August 2016 the small and quaint village of Edzell, in Angus, saw over 350 people gather at its iconic Dalhousie Arch.  There was a mixture of Gamekeepers and their families from across the country who are members of the seven different Regional Moorland Groups that

By Jim Goodlad Lecturer in Gamekeeping & Wildlife Management at SRUC Elmwood Campus Scottish colleges began offering game keeping courses after recognising there was a demand for training and education to pave the way for the next generation of stalkers, upland and lowland gamekeepers throughout Scotland. Courses are designed and delivered to accommodate all aspects