CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 



Descriptive character of the red deer. Royal harts. Shedding and 

 renewal of the horns. Weight of deer. Donald Mac Kay's deer- 

 trap. Rutting season. Combats of stags. Deer stalked while 

 fighting. Calving of hinds. Shyness and defensive instincts of 

 deer. The bay. Traditional longevity. Red deer venison. 

 Sir W. Scott's letter. Singular instance of a stag's ferocity. 

 Deer drive in Atholl in 1563. Hunting the stag. Deer-stalk- 

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CHAP. II. 



Start from Blair Castle. Bruar Lodge. A comrade joins. Ascent 

 of Ben Dairg. Ptarmigans. Forest scenery. Spirit-stirring 

 interest. A hart discovered. Manoeuvring. Wading a burn. 

 Getting a quiet shot. Dogs slipped. The bay in a mountain 

 cataract. Dogs in peril. Death and gralloching of the deer. 

 Cruel death of a deer-hound. Origin and antiseptic property of 

 peat bogs. Ascent of Ben-y-venie. A herd discovered. Plan 

 and manoeuvring. Alarm and movements of the deer. An inju- 

 dicious shot. A successful one. A deer-hound slipped. Bay. 

 Strange adventure. A wild huntsman. Encounter with a 

 bear. Loss of a huge salmon. The Gown-cromb of Badenoch, 

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CHAP. III. 



Forests of Badenoch, their rights, and divisions. Legend of Prince 

 Charles. Cluny Macpherson. Adventure with a wolf Mac- 

 pherson of Braekally. Children lost on a moor. Sportsmen 

 benighted. Witchcraft. Uncomfortable position. Eraser's cairn. 



