Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
The capercaillie is not on our list of legal quarry but as the largest of the gamebirds it deserves a place in this series.
A huge member of the grouse family that depends on coniferous woodland as a home, it is impossible to mistake a capercaillie for any other species. The fully grown cock can weigh as much as 5kg – one kept in captivity reached more than 7kg – though, as is the case
