The Glorious Twelfth is usually used to refer to August 12, the start of the open season for grouse shooting in the United Kingdom. This is one of the busiest days in the shooting season, with large amounts of game being shot. It is also a major boost to the rural economy. While the date itself is traditional, the current legislation enshrining it is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and in Northern Ireland, the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985). It should be noted that not all game (as defined by the Game Act 1831) have the same start to their open seasons - most begin on September 1, with October 1 for woodcock and pheasant. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse Slang for something not nice or chat.... haha Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ... Shooting is the act of causing a gun to fire at a target. ... Game is any animal hunted for food. ... Legislation refers to the process of enacting statutory laws, or to the set of statutory laws in a state. ... The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which aims to protect the wildlife and countryside of the United Kingdom. ... Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)3 Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Species Eurasian Woodcock, Amami Woodcock, Bukidnon Woodcock, Dusky Woodcock, Sulawesi Woodcock, Moluccan Woodcock, American Woodcock, The woodcock are a group of seven very similar wading bird species in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. ... Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus † See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. ...

Since the start of the season traditionally does not begin on a Sunday, it is sometimes postponed to August 13, as in 2001 [1]. In recent years, the event has hit by hunt saboteurs, the 2001 foot and mouth crisis (which further postponed the date in affected areas [2]) and the effect of sheep tick and the gut parasite trichostrongylus tenius [3]. Sunday is the first or second day of the week, between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A hunt saboteur is a type of animal rights or animal welfare activist who believes in direct intervention to prevent hunters from killing or hurting an animal. ... The outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom in the spring and summer of 2001 caused a crisis in British agriculture and tourism. ... For the rare minieral, see Parisite. ...

The phrase Glorious Twelfth is sometimes also used to refer to the annual Orange Order celebrations of July 12, more commonly referred to as simply The Twelfth. The Orange Order, also known as the Orangemen, is a Protestant fraternal organisation largely based in the province of Ulster, Ireland and in western Scotland but which has a worldwide membership. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Annual Protestant celebrations on the 12th of July, originating in Ireland, commonly known as The Twelfth but also as, Orangemens Day or as the Boyne celebrations, commemorating the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and the Glorious Revolution. ...

See also

• Hunting
• Game (food)
• Red Grouse

The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Game is any animal hunted for food. ... Binomial name Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) is a medium-sized bird in the grouse family. ...

External links

• Official summary of legislation for shooting animals