The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.

INVERNESS-SHIRE.---Some days of broken weather
have put sportsmen on their mettle to make bags of
grouse, for anticipating wind and rain, the strongest
coveys became all at once restless and wild. At
Cawdor Castle, the party shooting on the moors
were—LordW. Thynne, Hon. Colonel 0. Duncombe,
and Mr. Balfour of Balbirnie, have been very suc-
cessful, finding the birds numerous and in fine con-
dition. In eight days' shooting 531 brace of grouse
were bagged ; the best day, the 19th, with a total
of 884 brace, of which Lord W. Thynne, shooting
alone, killled 42 brace ; on the 23d, 86,4 brace,
Colonel Duncombe bagging 301 brace ; on any her
day Mr. Balfour killed 36 brace. Up to the 24th
ult. Lord Scarsdale, W. H. de Rhodes, and Capt.

Drury Lowe have shot altogether 480 brace o:
grouse ; their best day being 23 brace. At Movbeg
moors, Mr. W. Morris, Mr. Wetherby, and- Mr.
Stubbs shot 600 brace of grouse by the 27th. At
Knockie the sport has been good. On the 12th
August, Mr. W. Tomline killed 24 grouse, 3 snipes,
and 4 hares; on the 15th, 16 grouse and 1 snipe, and
4 hares • on the 17th, 16 grouse and 1 snipe. On the
20th, I..qr.W.Tomline and Lord Gage shot together,
and killed 36 grouse, and 10 black game, 1 snipe,
3 hares. On the 22d, Mr. W. Tomline and Lord
Delamere killed 22 grouse and 10 black game, 1
snipe, 3 hares. On the 24th Mr. W. Tomline,
Lord Gage, and Lord Delamere shot together in
the woods, and killed 2 grouse, 6 black game, 6
woodcocks, 1 wild duck, and 1 roebuck. On the
25th, Mr. W. Tomline and Lord Delamere shot to-
gether, and killed 19 grouse, 4 black game, 2 snipes,
2 hares. On the 27th, Mr. W. Tomline and Lord
Delamere shot together and killed 42 grouse, 18
black game, and 4 hares. At Tulchen Lodge, Mr.
R. Wynn Williams shot on the 26:h to his own gun
27 brace, and on the 27th 15 brace, be,sides black
game, hares, &c. On the Bubachton moors, Major-
General Cracklow and party had killed in four
days 143 head of grouse, 23 black game, 2 wood-
cocks, 1 snipe, and 22 rabbits. At Glenroy, six
days' shooting of two guns produced 182 head of
grouse, with some smaller game. On the Hoime
moors, Mr. A. M. Campbell shot 83 head of grouse
in four days. At Lower Killin three guns pro-
duced in seven days 250 head of grouse, and 59 of
black game.
In the forests a number of capital shots have
been made. At Glenstrathfarar on the 24th, Lord
Lovat, the Master of Lovat, and Sir K. Mackenzie,
Bart., killed 12 stags, all at one stalking and in
one corrie. Tw' of them fell to Lord Lovat's rifle,
nine to the Master of Lovat's, arid one to Sir K.
Mackenzie's. The forester has seldom seen such
sport in a single corrie, or so many stags lying dead
within sight at one time. At Gairloch Mr. Harry
Thornton shot a stag with a head of 11 tines ; and
on the 22d Macleod of Macleod shot a good stag,
very fat, with a wide head of 8 tines, in the Gair-
loch forest. In the Inchbane forest Mr. Vaughan
has shot ten good stags within the last fortnight;
mid on the 27th Mr. J. R. Homfray shot a fine stag
at the same place. We understand that the party
at Strathconon have had good sport in the forest,
Lord Lichfield and the Marquis of Bath having
shot a number of stags, several with heads of 11
tines. At Glenaladale Mr. C. H. Carew has shot
four stags, a hind, and two roe-deer. Sir Arthur
Chichester, Bart., has enjoyed excellent sport at
Alladale, having shot already 15 stags to his own
rifle.
LOCHINVAR, SUTIIERLANDSHIRE.—The weather
continues very favourable for the moors and rivers,
and the sport above the average of late years. The
tenant of the Lochinvar shootings killed 54 brace
of grouse in 24 hours. The birds are very healthy,
and more numerous. than
..they have been, for the-
last five years. The same gentleman brought down

three fine stags. The deer are very
,numerous
this quarter, but unusually late irk casting the vel-
Vet this season: There werecl2 stags :seen within
a mile of Lochinvar on. Thursday, lasti,ijhe river
Inder continues in good angling trim, and the sport
excellent—no blank days. One rod killed 61 sal-
inon-oa theinver since the beginning. of.Jily: On
Friday last, two, rods killed four salmon, the. largest
15.1-Ib. weight ; only two divisions of the river were
fished that day.
• SuaiiuKsHniE.On the'Yair ground, one- day
last, week, Mr. Pringle and.party bagged 211 brace
--7-one of the best days of the season. At Meigle,
on the 24th ult:, Mr. Walker;'Of'Bowland, thade,a
fair bag of'sl black. game, but no grouse:
FoßFausinuE.--7Game is very plentiful this sea-,_
son. 'As a proof of this we may mention that from
the 27th' upwards of 650 brace of birds haVe been
shot by, Mr: Horsman. and party, .‘iyhich •exceeds by
nearly 200 brace the whole quantity. killed during
the shooting season last year. ." '
CAMINESS-SHIRE,The reports from the Caith-
ness moors are still unfavourable, and there can be
no doubt now that there will be but poor sport dur-
ing the present season. Indeed, hear of more
than one gentleman who is thinking of giving it
up. Whit ,may be: the reason; for. thciunusnal and
general scarcity of birds this season we cannot say,
but we think it probable ' that the prevalence of
vermin shOUld `receive more attention than it has
yet done. On the .Duke of, Portland's estate of.
Langwell the ganiekeepers have this season -killed
no. fewer thin' 653 head of vermin; Therb'has been
some.little sport on all 'the moors during the week.
Since ,his arrival at Langwell the right,hon. the
Speaker ,has been out,With his gun, and has had
toleiable snedess. We learn that dining the first
four days of the season the following was the return
of pme killed by Mr. James ,Tweedie, Mr. Chas.
Tweedie, and Mr. John KeMp, at Drown Castle—
Grouse, 406 head ; snipe; 15 ; plover, 9 ; wild fowl,
5; hares,.B; total, 443 head.. The: game there is
strong, and healthy. In the forests Mr. Thomas
E. 0. Horne has shot One or two stags; In Orkney
the 12th was not a favourable day for sportsmen,
being a dead calm with oppressive. heat. Manj,
did not shoot until the afternoon. In Erie ,Mr.
Hebden shot 20 head of grouse, and Mr: ' Calder
had fair sport. On North Walls, Mr. Heddle, 42
head, after one p.m., to one dog. Dr.-Mitchell had
fair sport—Viz., 36 head. Where the 'moors have
been preserved and trapped the stock of grouse is
both numerous and healthy. Snipe 'are more nu-
merous also than formaliy years.