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VIII 
A STORMY WEEK IN THE FOREST 
Amongst my stalking experiences I shall always 
remember a week which I once had early one 
season in a famous forest on the west coast, 
through the kindness of my friend the proprietor, 
to whom I have been indebted for many excel- 
lent days' sport. I have had long experience in 
stalking, but have never known worse weather 
than we had in this particular week. The rifles 
consisted of my host, Stuart a fellow-guest, and 
myself. I was out stalking six days. On Thurs- 
day, our first day, we killed five stags between us. 
My host and Stuart each got two, while I got one. 
So far as my experiences on that day were con- 
cerned, I had no opportunity of a shot until near 
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