Shooting

The large majority of land and associated shooting rights in the National Park are in private ownership. Shooting of any kind may not take place without permission of the landowner. Commercial shooting in the National Park consists of seasonal grouse and pheasant shooting with small volumes of partridge and duck shooting also available.

In England it is illegal to shoot all other species of bird except those officially licensed or classed as vermin, and then only in agreement with the landowner.

Shooting dates are as follows:

Grouse

12 August – 10 December

Pheasant

1 September – 1 February

Partridge

1 October – 1 February

Duck

1 September – 31 January (20 February on the coast)

Grouse shooting is the driving force behind the management of the vast expanse of heather moorland in the National Park. This maintains the internationally important conservation status of the site.

For further information of let shooting in the area, please contact the following agents:

Grouse Shooting and Walked-Up Pheasants

Spaunton Estate - Mr G Winn-Darley. Tel: 01759 371983

Pheasant and Grouse Shooting

Sportselect Ltd, c/o Mr J Boddy. Tel: 01751 432100, Fax: 01751 432215, mailto:sportselect@ravenswick.com

Egton Estate, C/o Simon Foster. Tel: 01947 895466. Email: egtonestate@btconnect.com

Mr A T Thornton-Berry. Tel: 01969 663096

The Dawnay Estates - Danby (Grouse) and Wykeham (Pheasant and Partridge) - Robert Sword. Tel: 01723 866600, email r.sword@dawnay.co.uk

Pheasant Shooting

Duncombe Park Estate – Mr I Saggers. Tel: 01439 770213