Glorious Gentlemen: Tales from Scotland's Stalkers, Gillies and Keepers. Bruce Sandison

Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Geoffrey Palmer; Preface; 1 Colin Pringle Makerstoun, Tweed; 2 Chris McManus, Loch Tay; 3 Ian Smart, Ben Loyal Estate, Sutherland; 4 Jock Royan, Kinermory, Spey; 5 George Ross, Steven Mackenzie, Ronnie Ross, River Oykel; 6 Dickie Graham, Hoddom, River Annan; 7 Kenny Wilson, Biggar; 8 Eddie McCarthy, Thurso River, Caithness; 9 Interlude: Three Special People; 10 Michael Smith, River Tay and Loch Leven; 11 Rab Kerr, Brian Hammond, Ronnie Gibson, Bert Wright, Buccleuch Estate; 12 Sam Bremner, Wester Elchies, River Spey.;With more than its fair share of dramatic mountains, moorlands, lochs and rivers, Scotland is famously one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is also known for the unique quality of its field sports, widely available to both visitor and local alike; wonderful salmon rivers, myriad brown trout lochs, grouse moors and outstanding red deer stalking. And throughout this wild countryside are the stalkers, gillies and keepers? men who have spent their whole lives on river, moor and hill caring for the iconic wildlife Scotland has to offer. In Glorious Gentlemen Bruce Sandison ta. With more than its fair share of dramatic mountains, moorlands, lochs and rivers, Scotland is famously one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is also known for the unique quality of its field sports, widely available to both visitor and local alike; wonderful salmon rivers, myriad brown trout lochs, grouse moors and outstanding red deer stalking. And throughout this wild countryside are the stalkers, gillies and keepers - men who have spent their whole lives on river, moor and hill caring for the iconic wildlife Scotland has to offer. In Glorious Gentlemen Bruce Sandison takes us on a magical journey around Scotland, as seen through the eyes of some of the country's best-known and most respected gillies, stalkers and keepers. The stories they have to tell are full of humour, kindliness and patience as - sometimes under difficult circumstances - they help their guests, old and young alike, novice or experienced, in pursuit of the best possible chance of sport. Celebrating a way of life that has existed in Scotland for many hundreds of years, Glorious Gentlemen is a book for all seasons, of stories and tales told by the men who made them, all of which are, of course, true - and some even truer. Cover Title Dedication Contents Foreword by Geoffrey Palmer Preface 1 Colin Pringle Makerstoun, Tweed 2 Chris McManus, Loch Tay 3 Ian Smart, Ben Loyal Estate, Sutherland 4 Jock Royan, Kinermory, Spey 5 George Ross, Steven Mackenzie, Ronnie Ross, River Oykel 6 Dickie Graham, Hoddom, River Annan 7 Kenny Wilson, Biggar 8 Eddie McCarthy, Thurso River, Caithness 9 Interlude: Three Special People 10 Michael Smith, River Tay and Loch Leven 11 Rab Kerr, Brian Hammond, Ronnie Gibson, Bert Wright, Buccleuch Estate 12 Sam Bremner, Wester Elchies, River Spey. 13 Mike Batey, Claygate, Dumfriesshire14 Iain Bell, Canonbie, Border Esk 15 Peter Fraser, Invercauld Estate, Deeside 16 Bill Drury, Aberlour, Spey 17 Billy Jack, Junction Pool, Tweed 18 Billy Felton, South Uist, Western Isles Epilogue By the Same Author Copyright. Takes the reader on a journey as seen through the eyes of some of Scotland's respected gillies, stalkers and keepers - men who have spent their whole lives on river, moor and hill caring for the iconic salmon in our rivers and the red deer on our hills.