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in 1889, nineteen in 1890. The number of monarchs is not large, Monarch*, of stags, 15 stone and upwards, that come into the larder high-ground stags varies of course in different years ; they calves. present power. We usually preserve any vigorous monarch with Excluding wasters, our usual average weight, so far, has been Stags, clean, But we do not shoot for weight, it would be madness. Wej h( . of does not decrease, we had twelve of this class in 1878, fifteen have their bad years, that their heads will diminish in glory small proportion of stags is born to the purple ; the pro- cast horns. We have in this way discovered that monarchs Horns, which we become well acquainted, and, if possible, collect the Their cast 6f per cent, to 2\ per cent, for the last 6 years. A propor- thriving stags that seem to be approaching the monarch stage for a year, and afterwards recover, this is made very clear by but no doubt thriving stags are often shot. We have of course shot keep down our weights. The number we shoot of these small ducing power also of 12 years since was very far below the from 14'! to 14*2, clean. In 1878 it was i4'2|, in 1888 it without liver, many monarchs during 12 years, we must shoot something besides small stags of the Paps, Scrinadle, and other stony hill tops was 147, in 1889 it was 14 stone and |-a-pound. The number jjg The average weight of stags shot does not decrease. The that is to say great full grown stags with fine heads only a weighing the horns. We very often resist the temptation to shoot give us charming days amid hill tops, our pleasantest days. tionate reduction has taken place in the deaths of hinds and

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