282 THE GROUSE 



driving, the average works out at 176^ 

 brace a day. 



Statistics such as these, showing how 

 promptly the stock of grouse responds to 

 the intelligent management of the ground, 

 should be a standing incentive to the 

 owners of moorland to adopt all means in 

 their power for the production and pro- 

 tection of this charming species of game ; 

 which, besides its excellence on the table, 

 and its value as providing the most highly 

 prized form of shooting, enjoys the dis- 

 tinction of being the only wild animal 

 exclusively indigenous to the British 

 Isles. 



