160 SHOOTING THE GROUSE 



During this season there were fourteen days of 

 driving ; the best day of the season on Moy Hall 

 was 162 grouse. On the adjoining moor of Meal- 

 burne, belonging to the Mackintosh, on September 

 10, 270 grouse were killed in one day's driving by 

 ten guns. This moor is peculiarly suited for this 

 kind of sport, and up to date of 1893 the largest 

 one-day's bag in Scotland, 454 brace, was got by nine 

 guns. During 1879 the bag at Moy Hall was 5,172 

 grouse, showing how much the driving had done to 

 secure birds which would otherwise never have come 

 to the gun. On September 13, 1883, the first record 

 of over one hundred brace for one day was got, 255 

 birds being bagged by eight guns. During three suc- 

 cessive days 540 grouse were got, or an average 

 of ninety brace per diem. In 1884 an average of 

 ninety-four brace was got for the first four days' 

 driving, the best day being 256 grouse, and thirty 

 birds being the highest score at one drive. 



In 1885, in the first four days' driving 52 7^ brace 

 were killed. 



In 1886 the first four days' driving resulted in 

 580 brace. 



In 1887, owing to the death of the late Lord 

 Lovat when actually engaged in a day's sport, there 

 was no shooting until September 19, when 1,608 



