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course the calves are due to that balance whatever it may be. Hinds marry when 28 months old and present the forest with their first fruits when 3 years old, usually. On favourable ground a hind probably has the general appearance of being full grown when 5 or 6 years old. Hinds do not frequent woods in Ardfin, only stags do so, but other Jura woods are frequented by both sexes. Jura is deficient in woods. The best woods are in Ardfin. By actual count of the Forest, late in February, 1890, we made out 957 hinds one year old and upwards, and 355 calves. This is 37 calves to each 100 hinds (one year old and above) on the whole Forest. The proportion of calves is no doubt larger of late years than formerly, because better ground has come into use for breeding. A large portion of the calves must have died, especially in the nursery, as eight months had elapsed since their birth. March and April are the only months very fatal to adult deer. These months are also very fatal to calves. No count can be accurate and no division of the count into ages, not even always into sex, of young stock ; though in clear weather errors as to sex must be very trifling. We had splendid weather for the purpose, but no doubt some animals escaped observation ; nor is it a great vault to the imagination to think occasional confusion arose between calves and year- lings, calves being 8 months old, and yearlings 20 months old- The count however was most carefully conducted. If we make the conjecture that 30 per cent, of the hinds consists of yearlings and two year old hinds (too young to breed) we are left with 670