3-071-229 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Prince of Wales deer-stalking on Lochnagar, [in Scotland], 1881. 'Our Artist, who has been staying at Abergeldie, furnishes another Sketch of Highland sport...The rock in this region is granite, and the hillsides are covered with blocks of every size...Just before lunch a herd of deer was come upon which promised well for a shot; and the usual creeping and crawling along over heather and granite blocks was gone through, but only to discover that the herd had bolted, as an outlying hind had seen the party and gave the alarm. After lunch, the direction the deer had taken was followed up; this led the Prince close upon the small lake which gives Lochnagar its name, round which is a wilderness of granite boulders; and just under a pointed hill known as the "Pass," the herd were discovered. They got the scent of the sportsmen, and began to move, but a rapid advance, made principally on hands and knees, brought the front stag just within range...The principal stalker was watching him with his glass, while the Prince had crawled up under cover of a huge mass of granite, Peter Robertson close behind him with the second rifle. The distance was considerable, but the shot struck the shoulder of the stag'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.