Donald Urquhart, Head Stalker

Donald Urquhart, Head Stalker

ID: QZP99_94052_08_06 DESCRIPTION: Donald Urquhart, the head stalker on the Inverewe estate. Deer stalking was popular throughout the 19th century but it was given a royal seal of approval when Queen Victoria bought the Balmoral estate in 1852. Wealthy people began to buy or rent their own Highland estates and build great shooting lodges. A great deal of skill and patience is required for deer stalking as the process can take time. It involves tracking the animals and stealthy maneuvering into a position for the best shot. Today deer stalking is undertaken primarily to control deer numbers. Older and weaker deer are selected so that the healthy deer have a better chance of survival. This image comes from a collection gifted to Edinburgh Central Library by Dr Isabel F. Grant. The collection includes photographs taken by a number of different photographers. PLACENAME: Inverewe DISTRICT: Gairloch OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Gairloch SOURCE: Edinburgh and Scottish Collection, Edinburgh Central Library COLLECTION: I F Grant Photographic Archive Asset ID: 38653 KEYWORDS: