Hello, contrary to popular belief many people in Scotland own firearms, any British citizen can own a firearm (rifle or shotgun) that is of sound mind and has a reason to own a firearm, such as hunting, recreational (member of a gun club).
The process is quite simple and straightforward. Obviously if you are not a criminal you have nothing to worry about.
You can find more up to date info here:
http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-...rges/firearms/
There is private (estate) and public land hunting. I have never been to an estate, we always hunted on farmland with permission from the owner which is pretty common as most people like some sort of population control. With regards to public and private land you can hunt animals like roe deer, foxes. Lots of game birds like pheasant, partridge, woodcock, ducks, geese, wood pigeon, feral pigeon, doves.
Where in Scotland will you be moving to?