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Amid the High Hills

Hugh Fraser

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Sir Hugh Fraser takes to the Scottish Highlands for deer, salmon, and the fastest birds in Britain. His sporting chapters move from a stalker's peril to a great fish and a good day in the forest of Coignafearn. Bracing outdoor writing from the high glens. Head into the hills for stag, salmon, and grouse.

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23 chapters

  1. 1AMID THE HIGH HILLS
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5I THE CHARM OF SPORT AMID THE HIGH HILLS
  6. 6II STALKING IN ITS MOST ENJOYABLE FORM
  7. 7III A GREAT FISH AND A GREATER FISHERMAN
  8. 8IV THE BIRDS OF FASTEST FLIGHT IN THE BRITISH ISLES
  9. 9V A GOOD DAY IN THE FOREST OF COIGNAFEARN
  10. 10VI A STALKER’S PERIL
  11. 11VII THE LUCK OF SALMON FISHING
  12. 12VIII A STORMY WEEK IN THE FOREST
  13. 13IX A SALMON LOCH IN SUTHERLAND
  14. 14X THE HOMING INSTINCTS OF WOUNDED DEER
  15. 15XI THE METHOD BY WHICH EAGLES AND HAWKS SECURE THEIR PREY
  16. 16XII INSTANCES OF WOUNDED STAGS ATTACKING STALKERS
  17. 17XIII TRAPPED
  18. 18XIV THE LAST STALK OF THE SEASON

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