Season 1880.
Another grand season, the best out of the seventeen years of the lease.
On the first and second days I shot by myself, taking off fifty-four and forty-four and a half brace respectively. I was in very good form, and began by getting sixteen brace without slipping a cartridge.
After the first two days we shot in two parties of two guns each. Up to September 16, when we went south, we had 1284½ brace.
In October I returned, with another man, to shoot under the kite, and we made 188½ brace.
| Bag. | Dalnawillan. | Rumsdale. |
|---|---|---|
| Grouse | 1473 brace. | 1600 brace. |
| Sundries | 128½ " | —— |
The sundries included ninety-seven snipe, the greatest number ever made in one season.
The Rumsdale party shot very hard almost every day to end of season.
A number of grouse were in addition killed by my keeper during the winter.
