The Glorious Twelfth marks the traditional start of the British red grouse season
August 12th marks the opening of the red grouse hunting season in the United Kingdom, a centuries-old social tradition that remains one of the most prestigious dates on the British sporting calendar.
The Glorious Twelfth signifies the end of the summer closed season and the beginning of the legal period for shooting red grouse on the British moorlands. This tradition gained massive popularity during the Victorian era when the expansion of the railways allowed wealthy city dwellers to travel easily to the remote highlands of Scotland and northern England.
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