down very low in condition every October, which is not the case have no horns to grow, and it must be remembered stags run and decline. year. of age, by mistake, in mist ; his weight proved to be 26 stone Most of the very best heads in the island have been obtained A calf stag having lost its mother wandered into the Ardfin be called a good head, but nothing more. No doubt the head hills; Being strong and heavy beasts, it is possible they maintain sion, they appear to maintain their prime for about 5 years till be considered a wood stag. An instance of the rapid growth of a well-fed wood stag may be here given. 1 7 years old. Individuals no doubt vary in their date of maturity Age of Hind?. Little seems to be recorded as to the longevity of hinds. They might have improved had the stag lived. 4 pounds, weighed perfectly clean. The head was just what might Wood Stags. l ' l 'Wood Vtags" hJatim^<xcxnsiderably faster than stags on the open enclosures. This calf used to pasture at will among the crops on lection of heads at Ardfin than that of a wood stag shot there last from wood stags. There is nothing much better in the large col- with hinds. There can be little doubt that hinds on an average Hill Stags. Mr. Edward Ross thinks hill stags usually attain their prime when 12 years of age. My observations lead to the same conclu- their prime longer than hill stags. The Torranbuie stag might are apparently quite as hardy as stags, they do not fight, they Ardfin farm. He was shot 3oth August, 1872, when 8 years