CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Northward Ho ! Donald, the Gillie, and his Capabilities. The 

 river Redburn. My First Rise. Poissonnerie v. Native 

 Element. Fish Hooked. The Struggle. The Victory. 

 The Kettle of Fish 1 



CHAPTER II. 



To the Forest. The Fox Hunter. Stag Sighted. Tactics. 

 Roebuck Missed. Success. Thunder-storm. Cohr an 

 Dhu. Herd of Deer. Disappointment. Our First Stag . 12 



CHAPTER III. 



Second Day in the Forest. False Stalk. Mountain Pass. 

 Deer Visible. Death of Stag. The Eagle's Habits. Anec- 

 dotes 26 



CHAPTER IY. 



Guillemot's Eggs. Curious Fact. Sea-Fishing. Cuddies and 

 Lithe. A Hard Pull. Haddock. Legend. River Frothay. 

 Hard Fight. Wounded Fish 40 



CHAPTER V. 



"Creag an Eoghlevagh." Ancient Gael. Highland Shieling. 

 Fight with Stag. Stag of Rhynie. Long Stalk. The 

 Poacher's Religion. The Stalk concluded . . . . ' 53 



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