“Badenoch encapsulates the dichotomy of the sporting estate. Rich southern incomers provided much-needed income and jobs, a new economic lifeline in difficult times, while at the same time riding roughshod over the last remnants of the traditional farming economy to suit their own interests - another blow to a way of life that had survived and evolved over countless generations.” ShootingHighlandsBadenochSporting EstatesDeer StalkingFarming EconomyGrouse Shooting Book:'The People Are Not There': The Transformation of Badenoch 1800 - 1863 Source: 'The People Are Not There': The Transformation of Badenoch 1800 - 1863
“I would start at 6 a.m. on a six mile walk and a piece of dry oat cake was nearly always eaten before we reached the place selected to commence the day's shooting. The spying, stalking,and chasing would continue until dark. When there was a kill, or chase, we would not get back to the huts before ten or twelve at night, worn out, and so hungry as to be ready to eat anything. After attending to the dogs I had to walk home, a distance of two miles [sometimes not getting to bed till 2:00 a.m.], and next morning at 6 a.m. would be off again with a fresh gentleman.” ShootingHighlandsSporting EstatesDeer StalkingGlen Feshie Author:William Collie