CONTENTS. 



CHAPTFR I. 



Descriptive character of the red-deer Royal harts Shedding and PAGE 

 renewal of the horns Weight of deer Donald MacKay's 

 deer-trap Rutting season Combats of stags Deer stalked 

 while fighting Calving of hinds Shyness and defensive 

 instincts of deer The bay Traditional longevity Red deer 

 venison Sir Walter Scott's Letter Singular instance of a 

 stag's ferocity Deer-drive in Atholl in 1563 Hunting the 

 stag Deer-stalking, 25 



CHAPTER II. 



Start from Blair Castle Bruar Lodge A comrade joins Ascent 

 of Ben Dairg Ptarmigans Forest scenery Spirit-stirring 

 interest A hart discovered Manoeuvring Wading a burn 

 Getting a quiet shot Dogs slipped The bay in a moun- 

 tain cataract Dogs in peril Death and gralloching of the 

 deer Cruel death of a deer-hound Origin and antiseptic 

 property of peat bogs Ascent of Ben-y-venie A herd dis- 

 covered Plan and manosuvring Alarm and movements of 

 the deer An injudicious shot A successful one A deer- 

 hound slipped Bay Strange adventure A wild huntsman 

 Encounter with a bear Loss of a huge salmon The 

 Gown-cromb of Badenoch and his story, .... 53 



CHAPTER III. 



Forests of Badenoch, their rights and divisions Legend of Prince 

 Charles Cluny Macpherson Adventure with a wolf Mac- 

 pherson of Braekally Children lost on a moor Sportsmen 

 benighted Witchcraft Uncomfortable position Fraser's 

 cairn Boundaries of Gawick Fate of Walter Gumming 

 Wrath of a fairy Destructive avalanche Convivial resolu- 

 tion Arrival at Bruar Lodge during the night-storm, . 99 



CHAPTER IV. 



Necessary qualifications for a deer-stalker Curious attitudes re- 

 quired Sleep almost superfluous Advantages of baldness 

 Self-possession indispensable Abstinence from drinking, 

 and restrictions in food Gormandiser's pastime Royal 



