Gannets

The Guga Hunters

Author / Creator: Alice Millar Thompson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

The Sula Sgeir gannet hunt, or “guga hunt,” is a centuries-old Scottish tradition where men from Ness (Isle of Lewis) sail to the uninhabited island of Sula Sgeir in August to harvest young gannets (guga) for food.