CONTENTS. 



FAOI 



INTRODUCTION . I 



CHAPTER I. 



Highland Lakes Steam-boats Small Lochs Wild Cats Ravens 

 Dragging the Lake The Crea Fishing at Night Pike Trolling 

 large Trout on Loch Ness Flies, Otters, &c. Fishing with the 

 Otter Spawning Trout 7 



CHAPTER II 



Roe : Mischief done by Fawns Tame Roe Boy killed by Roe 

 Hunting Roe: Artifices of Shooting Roe Unlucky shot Change 

 of colour Swimming Cunning Roe ...... 18 



CHAPTER III. 



Grouse's Nest Partridge Nest Grouse-shooting Marten Cat Witch : 

 Death of Stags Snaring Grouse Black Game : Battles of Hybrid 

 Bird Ptarmigan-shooting Mist on the Mountain Stag Unsuccess- 

 ful Stalking Death of Eagle 25 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Wild Cat: Strength of; Rencontre with Trapping tame Cats: 

 Destructiveness of Poisoning vermin Trapping vermin . . 38 



CHAPTER V. 



Poaching in the Highlands Donald Poachers and Keepers Bivouac 

 in Snow Connivance of Shepherds Deer killed Catching a Keeper 

 Poaching in the Forests Shooting Deer by Moonlight Ancient 

 Poachers 43 



CHAPTER VI. 



Salmon-fishing Salmon ascending Fords Fishers Cruives Right 

 of Fishing Anecdote Salmon-leaps History of the Salmon 

 Spearing Salmon River Poaching Angling Fly-making Eels 

 I.:iinpn.-ys .......... 54 



CHAPTER VII. 



Short-eared Owl : Habits of Long-eared Owl Tame Owl White Owl 

 Utility of Owls Mice Hats: Destructiveness of Water Rats: 

 Food of Killing Rats Ratcatchers. 64 



