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from his youth, having broken his horns as a 3-year-old. He We are on the threshold of a most interesting and important later dates about 1840 and 1860, and part of Largy in 1878. calves were brought fromKildermorie, in 1879. They were nearly all In 1890 the number of stags, including wasters, shot in Forest, was 52; should that number be shot in 1892, it is obvious that the Forest will have a large gain in 1892. The gain in stags broke them in his last fight. One big Ross-shire stag was on Gatehouse from a calf: he was By the table above 136-8 two-year-old stags come into 1892 could find a stag suitable for the Duke of Argyll's wedding ; he As for ancient history, I possess a fossil stag's antler, dug up F .. . . count. half of which went to Ardlussa. The result of the introduction of from Ardfin to Screeb, a distance of eight miles, before he of new blood, destroyed, unfortunately, but a few of their progeny exist in Jura. In 1844, Angus McKay, the late Laird's forester, searched Introduction development of the Forest. 40 years ago some Athole deer were introduced perhaps fifteen killed by another stag when 9! years old. He was a man of war hinds, and shortly afterwards about a dozen Breadalbane deer, Fifty years ago stags were only found in holes and burns, very would be 70 (those shot and dead about 67) net gain 70. few of them, and said to carry very strong horns. Knock Break in Jura gravel, shewing Jura red-deer to be pre-historic. About was cleared 50 years ago, and " McLeod's ground" about 20 years new blood was very marked and favourable. About a dozen deer

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