Game Shooting in the Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders and surrounding countryside is just perfect for shooting of all shapes and sizes. Why not see what we can do to make your game shooting in Scotland that bit more special?

The Buccleuch is synonomous with shooting parties, muddy boots, dogs, perfectly cooked game, even bring your own back and we'll serve it up for you!!

We also offer packed lunches, as simple or as elaborate as you like, a drying room and safe gun storage. We also welcome well behaved dogs and have a small enclosed outdoor kennel at the rear of the hotel. Braidwood Clay shooting range is ten minutes away for that essential practise and the Border Gun room is a two minute walk away.

So, we're quite prepared for shooting parties and very often there's more than one group here. So what can you expect?...

A Warm Welcome

You can be assured of a relaxing welcome with roaring log fires on cold days back at the hotel. Look forward to locally sourced food including plenty of fresh fish and game. If you are staying with a party of friends, we are able to offer a private dining experience.

We can advise and help with days to suit all types of shooting parties. From pigeon, walked up rough days, driven shooting, duck and geese.

In 2009, we introduced Game Shooting Packages in association with Lammermuir Game Services at Westruther. These have proved incredibly successful and are a great alternatvice to a driven days shooting.(Though we can help you out there too)

However, that's not all you can get in the Berwickshire hamlet of Westruther. The area shot over extends to over 12,000 acres on the South side of the Lammermuirs offering a vast array of ground formations and habitats. It has gained a reputation for high quality sport and a deserved place in the William Evans Good Shoot guide. Driven days are created to your specifications at Westruther and over the years we have yet to have parties who have had nothing but the best shooting and days sport.

Current Game Shooting Offers

The Border Game Bag

Sporting days based on Victorian style shooting
Enjoy the spectacular Borders landscape
Shooting over a wide variety of habitats
A chance to work your own dog
Accompanied and supported by experienced keepers and dogs
Enjoy a break in a variety of our purpose built picnic spots

£425.00 per person

When to come?

GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL

Red Grouse 12 August - 10 December
Ptarmigan 12 August - 10 December
Snipe 12 August - 31 January
Black Game 20 August - 10 December
Partridge 1 September - 1 February
Wild Duck and Geese (Inland)1 September - 31 January
Wild Duck & Geese (Below high water mark)1 September - 20 February
Mallard, Teal, Widgeon 1 September - 31 January
Capercaillie 1 October - 31 January
Woodcock 1 October - 31 January
Pheasant 1 October - 1 February

Best days for a Border Game Bag tend to be from 1st October through until end of December, as we are dealing with a lot of wild game, though the season runs on till end of January and 1st February each year.

DEER

Roe Buck 1 April - 31 October
Roe Doe 1 November - 28/29 February

SALMON

1 February - 30 November

Sporting Attire and Equipment

Sporting attire www.ahume.co.uk

If you have forgotten your waders, need a fresh supply of cartridges or just need a new fly we are very lucky to have a gun room 100 yards from the hotel. The owner Shaun Twite offers a comprehensive stock of fishing and shooting attire plus a vast collection of new and second hand guns. Border Gun Room. www.ukgunroom.com

Alternatively, for those coming from the English side of the Border, we have a great Gunroom in Norham called Castle Gunmakers who are always happy to oblige.

All sporting break residents are entitled to a 10% discount on all goods except guns. Call or ask at Reception for more details.