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ing is exclusively practised, phenomenal 

 numbers of birds are recorded for a single 

 day and for the full season. Probably the 

 largest bag yet registered was made in 

 1904, at Broom head, owned by Mr. 

 Rimington Wilson, when eight guns 

 killed the enormous number of 1371 J 

 brace of grouse in one day. 



In Scotland the record bags have been 

 obtained on the magnificent moors at 

 Moy Hall, Inverness-shire, owned by The 

 Mackintosh of Mackintosh, where the 

 management has for many years been as 

 nearly perfect as possible, and a valuable 

 object lesson to all who desire to have the 

 best in grouse shooting. Here in 1900 

 ten guns killed 870 brace of grouse in one 

 day, and 6092 brace in the season. In 

 1905 the same number of guns brought 

 down 914 brace in one day, and 7127 

 brace during the season. For several 

 years past the grouse drives at Moy Hall 

 have been assisted by King George, 

 whose skill as a grouse shot is very great. 

 On all these occasions great bags were 



