Gamekeeper

The 12th of August every year brings back a flood of memories to many sportsmen and women up and down the country. I am no exception to this and one special memory in particular is revisited every time anyone asks about ‘first time’ grouse.

I had been a keeper for a couple of years and witnessed my boss shooting many a walked-up grouse, but driven grouse shooting was something of a rarity in my neck of the woods. It wasn’t