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The forest of Gobernuisgach, called " Gober " for 

 the sake of shortness, is situate to the north of Loch- 

 more, and is sub-let to Sir Walter Corbet. The house 

 was built in 1847, somewhat in a hurry, by the then 

 Duke of Sutherland, with a view of entertaining the 

 late Prince Consort, in the event of Her Majesty pay- 

 ing a visit to Dunrobin in the following year. The 

 stags are very heavy, the bag is limited to forty, and 

 in 1893 the first thirty-three beasts Sir Walter killed 

 averaged 17 stone 3 \ lbs. quite clean, which is the 

 finest average weight ever recorded for such a number 

 of stags, and a splendid illustration of what can 

 be done on fine feeding ground worked with care 

 and good management. Apart from the fact of 

 these forests being admirably suited to deer, a great 

 deal must be attributed to the Duke's action in killing 

 no stags after the 3rd or 4th of October, and the 

 introduction of fresh blood from various English 

 parks. 



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