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Scotland Magazine author Elizabeth WaltonCalling all the shotsElizabeth Walton examines scottish shooting, from the thrill of the hunt through to the practical side of the experience The silence is broken only by a faint susurration of wind through the heather and the cackling mockery of the grouse, the most difficult gamebird to shoot. A shower of rain has knocked the pollen from the heather and alerted the birds. The beaters are away in the distance and the horizons are appall... Outdoor Scotland from Issue 4 published on 9/9/2002 Harris Tweed looming largeElizabeth Walton pays a visit to the outer Hebrides to see the home off Harris Tweed, an icon that rigidly sticks with traditional values Harris Tweed is a powerful symbol of the remote Outer Hebrides where it is woven. An explosion of colour in every design reflects the landscape’s luminous beauty, and the million metres of cloth woven by hand each year is as adaptable as the island inhabitants. The tweed story began in 1868 when La... Scottish Clothing from Issue 3 published on 5/7/2002 Birds of a featherElizabeth Walton experiences the soaring highs and swooping lows of the most noble of highland sports - grouse hawking. Pictures by Glyn Satterley The grouse is king of the game birds, and for Highland guns it is the most demanding quarry. Yet how much more sporting and dramatic it is to match the quarry with another bird – a peregrine falcon. When a peregrine folds her graceful wings and plummets down from the sky to take her quarry, it is pe... Outdoor Scotland from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002 |  | ||||||||||||
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