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more. As to hill stags, there is but little doubt 

 that these attain their prime at twelve years old, 

 and this they maintain for five years, when they 

 begin to "go back." That this is correct I quite 

 believe to be the case, and I remember killing a 

 stag at Corrour which old Allan MacCallum, the 

 veteran stalker there, told me he had known for nearly 

 twenty years. This beast weighed 17 stone 10 lbs. 

 quite clean, but neither horn was more than 7 inches 

 in length, while five of his eight front teeth were 

 missing, and his face was nearly white. He was only 

 fairly fat, and well do I remember old Allan saying that 

 five years ago he would have been 20 stone at least. 

 With regard to the age of Jura hinds, there was rather 

 a tame hind with very peculiar ears, and Mr. Evans 

 knew her for twenty-two years, and she was a large 

 hind with a calf by her side when she first came under 

 observation. During the twenty-two years she reared 

 twenty calves and was yeld but once. In November 

 of 1889 she fell over some rocks and broke her 

 neck, but she was then looking very ragged and feeble, 



