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Welcome to the new website for Shooting
Sometimes when looking for a goose shooting in Scotland or a great days Roe stalking or if you just can't see the wood for the trees.
Well we hope that we can change all of that by offering what we believe to be amongst the best that the North East of Scotland has to offer. We don't do 'big red stags' and we certainly don't expect our clients to wear scratchy tweeds or ties.
We are about having a memorable time where we endeavour to meet your expectations and improve your skills. Geese, Roe and woodcock are our speciality and we offer access to over 12,000 acres (3,600 ha) of very varied countryside where getting away from it all is easily achieved.
This business is run by a retired trawlerman who exchanged one hunting role for another. Moving from fish to game was natural when man is in essence a hunter who must rise to the challenge of taking on nature to survive.
Geese
Although their habits are governed by tide, wind, weather and moon, in general geese fly inland at day-break to their feeding grounds, i.e. potato fields or winter cereals, and return to roost far out on the mudflats at dusk.
There are three species of goose which can be legally shot in Scotland: Grey lag, Pink foot and Canada are all legal quarry; coastal wildfowling and decoying into arable fields cater for the majority of geese shot in Scotland although some are shot flighting into and out of inland ponds.
Roe Deer
The male roe (or buck) is easy to identify by its short antlers and markings on the head and the doe is smaller than the buck. In summer, the adult coat will be a rich, burnt red colour.
In winter, it darkens to brown or can sometimes appear to be black, with lighter undersides and a white rump patch. There is a very short tail which is barely visible. The roe deer's rump patch becomes white and expands to form a large circle when they are excited or alarmed.
Woodcock
Woodcock are wading birds which inhabit damp woodland with open rides. Often found in pheasant woods, they feed nocturnally around streams, pasture fields and on boggy ground, but prefer dense cover during the day. The resident population in Britain is increased by a large over-wintering migrant population. It is thought by some that the bulk of this migration coincides with the first full moon in November.
Swooping, erratic flight makes it a prized quarry, particularly on walked up shoots. Due to this erratic flight extra care should be taken by the sportsman to ensure a safe shot.
Wildfowl
Duck, many of which are seed and grass eaters, usually come inland at dusk to feed and spend the night on flight ponds, splashes and pools, returning to the mudflats or large lochs at dawn. Inland duck shooting generally takes place in the evening at last light as they come into feed. These feeding areas can be mature crops and stubble fields or ponds which have been fed with barley or other suitable feeds to attract the ducks.
There are a variety of duck species which can be legally shot in Scotland although the main quarry species are mallard, teal and wigeon. Where driven game shoots release duck as an added quarry mallard tend to be used.
Rora Game
The Meadows,
Rora, Peterhead,
AB42 4UX
Tel: 0044 7802 510225
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