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grouse were killed in three days, or an average for 

 three successive days of 263 brace. One gun killed 

 no less than eighty-two birds in one ' single drive ' 

 on September 20, and had he been shooting with 

 three guns would have got many more. His total 

 bag for the same day was 143 grouse. The best 

 drive of the day was 271 grouse. 



In 1888, during four days' successive driving, an 

 average of 323 brace per diem was killed. During 

 this season, which was a very good one, 5,822 grouse 

 were killed on the moor. 



In J 889, an indifferent breeding season, four days' 

 driving gave 777 brace. In this year grouse were 

 shot over dogs for the last time. Up till that time 

 the moor had been regularly shot over dogs until the 

 end of August. 



In 1890 the first three or four days' driving re- 

 sulted in 744 brace. 



In 1891 864 brace were got in four days, but 

 there was much more shooting, as 1,806 brace were 

 got in the season. 



In 1892, on September i, nine guns got 57^ 

 grouse, and on the 2nd 803 grouse, the other two 

 days of that week being so wild and stormy that 

 there was no shooting. 



In 1893 2,642 grouse were killed by nine guns in 



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