62 THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



them with specimens of birds that without preservation 

 will eventually become extinct. In December, 1894, 

 the late Duke turned down a wapiti hind, and 

 though at first the ladies of the red deer family were 

 mortally afraid of her, they became good friends by 

 degrees, and it only remains to be seen if she will 

 breed. 



A remarkable feature of the island is the absence 

 of foxes, stoats or weasels, neither ever having 

 been known to exist there, but badgers are in 

 plenty, all having sprung from a single pair turned 

 down by the late Duke. 



The grand hall at Brodick contains a splendid 

 show of horns, while the lodge of Dubhgharadh 

 on the west side of the island presents a most 

 unique and remarkable appearance, as it is covered 

 outside with over two hundred pairs of horns. It is 

 on this side of the isle that stalking is commenced, and 

 continued later at Brodick as the season advances, 

 where many wild stags come into the park and 

 appear quite tame, but well they know that there 



