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and around them, the drying up of which causes a 

 considerable loss of weight, certainly several 

 pounds. And this probably accounts for the 

 discrepancy in the views of the authorities on the 

 subject; the loss of weight would be very little 

 if the liver and heart were not included but why 

 the former should not be, as it is most excellent 

 eating (the best part of the stag in my humble 

 opinion), I am at a loss to understand; and if it 

 is left in, the loss of weight for one night would 

 be 4 to 5 pounds at any rate. And now to return 

 to the 28th. Susan and I were with Eraser on the 

 home beat, and had toiled in vain in the morning. 

 After lunch we spied quite a good stag on the 

 Farley March above Loch Fada; we had to go 

 nearly down to the loch to get round him and 

 his hinds, but once that was accomplished the 

 rest was easy, as the ground there is a succession 

 of deepish corries, and the beasts were not scattered, 

 but were all together in one of these corries. 

 We crept to the ridge of the one where we ex- 

 pected to find them, and on looking over found 

 the hinds were feeding out of the next but one, 

 about 150 yards off; in a few seconds they were 

 followed by the stag, and he gave me an easy 

 shot, and I broke his back and had to give him 

 another bullet when I got up to him. He had a 

 poor head of 7 points, but was in prime condition 

 and weighed 15 stone 8 pounds; and as it was 

 my first good stag of the season, we were both 



