Deer Stalking in the Scottish Highlands

Various

• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473343382
• Print ISBN:
  9781473336223

The Red Deer is one of the largest deer species and can be found across most of Europe, and in other parts of the world too. The meat of a red deer, venison, is widely used as a food source to the extent that red deer farming now exists. In Scotland, there is a healthy red deer population. Figures vary, but there are estimated to be between 500,000 - 750,000 red deer in Scotland. Although red deer traditionally lived in forests, they have adapted their habitat and behaviour in Scotland as the forests declined. They are now found mostly in glens and on mountains across the Highlands, Islands and Lowlands of Scotland. This vintage book contains accounts of the authors' experiences hunting for deer in the Scottish Highlands, making it highly recommended for those with an interest in historical Scottish hunting. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on deer hunting and stalking.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Deerstalking in the Scottish Highlands
• The Deer in the Morning of the World
• Ancient Deerstalkers, and Other Notes
• With Sketchbook and With Rifle
• The Red Deer of Galloway
• Some Royal Hunters of the Highland Deer
• Appendix I