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cannot leave the animals that we kill to be 

 brought home the next day as is done in the 

 Highlands of Scotland ; for we are often on 

 the move, and the distance would be too 

 great to send in the morning. 



The same rules which apply to deer- 

 stalking, should be followed in burrell- 

 shooting, and a good hand at the former 

 will soon be equally good at the latter. 

 A burrell is a much quicker-sighted animal 

 than a red deer, or than any animal I ever 

 hunted, except his big brother, the Ovis 

 Ammon ; and if he once gets sight of you 

 your chance is over for that day, which is a 

 serious consideration when you have to 

 travel so far to find them. 



In this instance, we saw the flock some 

 two miles below us ; they were going down 

 to their feeding ground. It was very early 

 in the morning and bitterly cold, and there 

 was nothing for it, but to lie down. 



It seems to make but little difierence 

 whether they are approached with or against 

 the wind, as they appear to be either ignorant 



