Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 128
... grouse were wild and packed , when I received a note from my brother to say " that , in conse- quence of the mischief the flock of wild goats had done to the newly planted trees on his deer island , he had de- termined to extirpate them ...
... grouse were wild and packed , when I received a note from my brother to say " that , in conse- quence of the mischief the flock of wild goats had done to the newly planted trees on his deer island , he had de- termined to extirpate them ...
Page 136
... but preserved his head , horns , and skin , together with that of his chief ; which are as handsome trophies of the chase as any I have in my collection . A FEW HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , GROUSE- SHOOTING 136 CRAP - NA - GOWER .
... but preserved his head , horns , and skin , together with that of his chief ; which are as handsome trophies of the chase as any I have in my collection . A FEW HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , GROUSE- SHOOTING 136 CRAP - NA - GOWER .
Page 137
John Colquhoun. A FEW HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , GROUSE- SHOOTING , AND ROE - HUNTING . ( Not mentioned in " The Moor and the Loch . " ) In high wind deer are always difficult to drive . Should they make a pause , they ... GROUSE-SHOOTING.
John Colquhoun. A FEW HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , GROUSE- SHOOTING , AND ROE - HUNTING . ( Not mentioned in " The Moor and the Loch . " ) In high wind deer are always difficult to drive . Should they make a pause , they ... GROUSE-SHOOTING.
Page 141
... GROUSE . When a moor is regularly shot over , and the large packs thinned , grouse are less apt to flock early , which is often occasioned by several large packs joining com- pany . Late in the season , before they are tamed by a frost ...
... GROUSE . When a moor is regularly shot over , and the large packs thinned , grouse are less apt to flock early , which is often occasioned by several large packs joining com- pany . Late in the season , before they are tamed by a frost ...
Page 146
... grouse- shooter . I have often bagged four or five couple in a day , when after grouse ; merely picking them up as they 146 WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES .
... grouse- shooter . I have often bagged four or five couple in a day , when after grouse ; merely picking them up as they 146 WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES .
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,