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A 'gun' grouse shooting in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, UK. Driven grouse shooting is a field sport of the UK, popular because it provides a challenge due to the rapid flight of the grouse. The grouse shooting season extends from 12 August, often called the "Glorious Twelfth", to 10 December each year. The name 'driven grouse shooting' refers to the way in which the grouse are driven towards the hunters (termed 'guns') by beaters. A shooting party usually includes 8-10 guns who stand in a line in the butts - hides for shooting spaced some 20-30 m apart, screened by a turf or stone wall and usually sunken into the ground to minimise their profile - to shoot the grouse in flight.

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A 'gun' grouse shooting in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, UK. Driven grouse shooting is a field sport of the UK, popular because it provides a challenge due to the rapid flight of the grouse. The grouse shooting season extends from 12 August, often called the "Glorious Twelfth", to 10 December each year. The name 'driven grouse shooting' refers to the way in which the grouse are driven towards the hunters (termed 'guns') by beaters. A shooting party usually includes 8-10 guns who stand in a line in the butts - hides for shooting spaced some 20-30 m apart, screened by a turf or stone wall and usually sunken into the ground to minimise their profile - to shoot the grouse in flight.
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