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Gleiiartney Forest. The Black Mount. Fine deer of that forest. 

 The battle. Shooting one of the combatants. The virtuoso. 

 Forest baths. Cunning of the old harts. Fierce stag. Massy 

 antlers of a park red-deer, 



WILD-GOATS 



Their splendid horns and long hair. Game and tact of these goats. 

 Erratic habits even of the tame goat. The truants from Glen- 

 Douglas and Tyndrum. Goat-stalking a substitute for deer, . 55 



CRAP-NA-GOWER 



The bearded chief. Naval expedition against his territories. Chief 



and his henchman slain, . . . . . .58 



SALMON-ANGLING 



Its fascination to men of genius. Stately i-ivers. Highland salmon 

 streams. Kivers in flood. When fallen low. General directions 

 as to the size and colour of the fly to suit the different states of 

 the water. Trolling with par. With minnow. Worm angling 

 for salmon. Daintiness of salmon. Their occasional greedi- 

 ness. Causes which prevent fish from rising to a fly, . . 67 



TROLLING FOR THE SALMO-FEROX 



Haunts of the salmo-ferox. Level shores. Steep rocky banks. 

 Trolling depths when loch is large or discoloured. When small 

 and clear. Baits suitable for both moods of the water. Sep- 

 tember baits. Feroxes choose deeper water in autumn. Often 

 keep the middle of the loch then. Five days' trolling on Loch 

 Awe. King Alexander's hunting-ground. The Black Knight o' 

 Loch Ow. Ben Cruachan wild-cats. Castle Connal Bay. The 

 estuary of the Awe." The Foord at the fit o' the Loch," . 87 



GROUSE AND BLACK-GAME SHOOTING 



General rules for August and September. The steep side of a hill. 

 A detached range. Evening feed. Preserved ground. Squeakers. 

 An attractive coup d'ceil not to be trusted. Never to choose a 

 range without a word from shepherds or hillmen. The effect of 

 food on the colour of birds. The top or brow of a hill. The 

 steep peak. Windy weather. Sultry days. To advance on 

 grouse, if possible, from lower ground. Best time of day to com- 

 mence. Advice to a man unaccustomed to climb hills. When 

 birds become strong on the wing. As the season advances a 



