The Guga Hunters of Ness
Season 2011Episode 19Season 2011Episode 21

E20 The Guga Hunters of Ness

BBC Documentaries / Season 2011 / Episode 20

20 Jan, 2011 · 1h

 
Season 2011Episode 19Season 2011Episode 21

E20 The Guga Hunters of Ness

BBC Documentaries / Season 2011 / Episode 20

20 Jan, 2011 · 1h

 

Ness is the last place in the UK where young gannets, known in Gaelic as guga, are hunted for their meat. The hunting of sea birds was outlawed in 1954 in the UK, but the community of Ness on the Isle of Lewis continues to be granted the only exemption under UK and EU law allowing them to hold the annual hunt. Every August, ten men from Ness set sail... see more

Ness is the last place in the UK where young gannets, known in Gaelic as guga, are hunted for their meat. The hunting of sea birds was outlawed in 1954 in the UK, but the community of Ness on the Isle of Lewis continues to be granted the only exemption under UK and EU law allowing them to hold the annual hunt. Every August, ten men from Ness set sail... see more
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