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JURA     RED     DEER.
Jura  Deer  are  not  artificially  fed  during  the  winter,  it  would  be
very  useful  to  them,  but  we  do  not  see  how  to  manage  the  dis-
tribution of  food.
The  death  rate  of  Deer  probably  is  higher  here  than  on  the
mainland  Forests — Ross-shire  for  example — but  no  comparison
can  be  made  on  equal  terms  because  few  old  stags  exist  in  Ross-
shire,  and  hinds  are  freely  shot  down  there.  Statistics  of  mortality
stand  in  great  need  of  collection  and  examination  over  different
districts.
Regarding  the  longevity  of  wild  red-deer  in  Scotland,  the  facts  Age   of
related  below  are  instructive.  otags.
The  late  Mr.  R.  D.  Campbell,  of  Jura,  fired  at  and  missed  a
well  known  stag  at  Torranbuie.  This  is  a  place  with  many
clumps  of  trees  and  bushes  making  brakes  and  hiding  places ;
the  feeding  is  good.  Twelve  years  later  Mr.  Campbell  shot  this
stag,  and  neither  he  nor  the  keeper  observed  any  difference  in  the
head  or  body  of  the  stag  at  the  end  of  this  period  of  12  years  ;
he  had  a  fine  head.  Taking  credit  for  his  favoured  residence  he
could  not  have  been  less  than  7  years  old  when  first  shot  at,
consequently  he  was  at  least  19  when  killed,  and  in  full  vigour.
