Glorious 12th arrives and grouse shooting season begins
A gun dog runs on a heather moor a day on the Auchleeks Estate near TrinafourPhotograph: Russell Cheyne/ReutersGamekeepers Bob Pirie and Adam Smith (R) on the Auchleeks Estate near TrinafourPhotograph: Russell Cheyne/ReutersGamekeeper Bob Pirie on the Auchleeks Estate near TrinafourPhotograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
Gamekeeper Alex Hogg cleans his gun in preparations for the start of the grouse seasonPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesGamekeeper Alex Hogg and his dog Hamish make final preparations for the start of the grouse season in PeeblesPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesGamekeeper Alex Hogg and his dog Hamish make final preparations for the start of the grouse season in PeeblesPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesGamekeeper Alex Hogg tends to his gun dogsPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA gun stripped for cleaning before a grouse shootPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesGamekeeper Alex Hogg and his dog Hamish set out into the heatherPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesGamekeeper Alex Hogg and his dog Hamish set out into the heatherPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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