Game sport photos. Please note that including this gallery on my site does not indicate that I endorse game sports. I simply record what I see in the countryside.
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BIRKDALE 05A - Heather burning
Heather burning on the grouse moors of Birkdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The heather is burned in strips for rotation, so that there are always areas of short and tall heather close together.
The heather is burned in strips for rotation, so that there are always areas of short and tall heather close together.
BOOT 04A - Tommy Dobson's gravestone
The large gravestone of huntsman Tommy Dobson (1827-1910) in St Catherine's churchyard, Boot in Eskdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
'Laal Tommy' founded the Eskdale and Ennerdale Foxhounds. The headstone bears 3 heads - his own, and that of a hound and a fox, plus his hunting horn and whip.
'Laal Tommy' founded the Eskdale and Ennerdale Foxhounds. The headstone bears 3 heads - his own, and that of a hound and a fox, plus his hunting horn and whip.
FALCONRY 01A - Falconer, Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre
Falconer with a falcon at the Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre at Lowther in Cumbria.
FALCONRY 02A - Falconer at Bolton Castle
Falconer with a Turkmenian eagle owl at Castle Bolton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
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Admission charge. Visit the website
GUNNERSIDE 65A - Red grouse grit tray
Red grouse grit tray beside the track at Botcher Gill Gate, Gunnerside in the Yorkshire Dales.
Grouse ingest grit to break down their food before digestion. When the shooting season ends, the grit is coated with a chemical to kill any worms in the gut. If left untreated, the worms can kill the bird.
Grouse ingest grit to break down their food before digestion. When the shooting season ends, the grit is coated with a chemical to kill any worms in the gut. If left untreated, the worms can kill the bird.
HUNTING 01A - Trail hunt, Barbon
Trail hunt with the Three Counties Bloodhounds from the village of Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales, Cumbria
KESTREL 023A - Kestrel on falconer's glove
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus.
Kestrel perched on a falconer's glove.
Kestrel perched on a falconer's glove.
PARTRIDGE 01A - Red-legged partridge
Red legged partridge - Alectoris rufa.
Red legged partidge in a field.
Red legged partidge in a field.
PHEASANT 00A - Cock pheasant displaying
Cock pheasant - Phasianus colchicus.
Cock pheasant displaying in the springtime.
Cock pheasant displaying in the springtime.
REETH 23A - Grouse butts and heather burning
A row of shooting butts and controlled heather burning on the grouse moorland of Brownside Moor above Old Gang Beck near Reeth, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
Before the nesting season begins, small sections of heather are burnt to encourage the growth of new shoots which provide protection and food for red grouse.
Before the nesting season begins, small sections of heather are burnt to encourage the growth of new shoots which provide protection and food for red grouse.
SHOOTING 10A - Beater
Beater with dog on the grouse moors of Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.