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you save one of these you contribute your mite to the 

 improvement of Scottish red deer's heads. 



Deerstalking Notes. 



In addition to what has been said in the body of 

 this chapter, the following points should be observed 

 by the young stalker : 



(a) Never attempt a down-wind stalk. 



(<) Always try to stalk down kill, as deer seldom 

 look up the hill, and always try to have the sun at your 

 back and shining in the eyes of the deer. 



(c] Remember the general rule, that deer move up 

 wind when they are feeding. 



(cf) In fine weather the biggest stags are on the 

 highest hills ; in wet and stormy weather they are on 

 lower ground. 



(e) Do not stalk, or be very careful, on days when 

 there is a very high wind, as the deer are apt to dash 

 about from place to place without any obvious reason. 



(/) Remember that whatever wind may be blowing 

 across the hills, there is always a current moving up 

 and down the narrow glens. It is therefore wise to 

 carefully spy out the ground near to where the deer 

 are grazing, and notice the movements of the grass in 

 their vicinity, and make your stalk accordingly. 



Mist is the bugbear of the stalker, but in times of 

 enforced inaction is not wasted if you watch carefully 

 and note the drift of the mist as showing the different 

 currents of air, many of them very contrary to the 



