Resources that explore the debate surrounding how land is managed for shooting and game.
The Shooting Debate
Downloadable Resources
Grouse shooting - an issue for debate
Visit the North York Moors National Park Authority website for teaching resources about the grouse shooting debate.
Managing land for grouse
Visit the Moorland Association's website for another point of view about managing heather moorlands for grouse and shooting.
A Big Little Business
A promotional video produced by the Moorland Association about moorland management. 'The Keeper' DVD about the work of gamekeepers, is also free to order from this link.
A helper on grouse shoots
Clare Crowther tells us about how she helped her Dad with grouse shoots and how her dog Jessie comes along to help too.
Download this file (1677KB wma)
Help on organising a debate
A range of useful resources to help you organise a debate in school or college surrounding upland management and shooting or any other moorland issues.
The Uplands Debate
July 2011 article from Farmers Weekly about farming on moorlands and the debate surrounding it. With kind permission from Farmers Weekly.
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