Red Deer: Natural HistoryLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 320 pages |
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... hands of Dr. Collyns and Richard Jefferies , but only as regards that stronghold of the race which exists among the Devonian woodlands . St. John and other Scottish sportsmen have done ample justice to our grand Highland deer ; but ...
... hands of Dr. Collyns and Richard Jefferies , but only as regards that stronghold of the race which exists among the Devonian woodlands . St. John and other Scottish sportsmen have done ample justice to our grand Highland deer ; but ...
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... hand , wrote from ripe , and indeed life - long , acquaintance with the subject . A new edition of his work , which is scarce and dear , would be welcomed by sportsmen , if edited wisely . His explanation of the development of the ...
... hand , wrote from ripe , and indeed life - long , acquaintance with the subject . A new edition of his work , which is scarce and dear , would be welcomed by sportsmen , if edited wisely . His explanation of the development of the ...
Page 69
... hand , though the hounds may not have killed their fox , or even given a good run , though foxes are scarce , and scent bad , may have thoroughly enjoyed himself . He has had at any rate pleasant companionship ; he may have tried , and ...
... hand , though the hounds may not have killed their fox , or even given a good run , though foxes are scarce , and scent bad , may have thoroughly enjoyed himself . He has had at any rate pleasant companionship ; he may have tried , and ...
Page 83
... owners of these farms had thus no option but to take them into their own hands , which required a large capital , or , if they got the opportunity , to convert them into deer forests . The latter course G 2 THE MANAGEMENT OF DEER FORESTS ...
... owners of these farms had thus no option but to take them into their own hands , which required a large capital , or , if they got the opportunity , to convert them into deer forests . The latter course G 2 THE MANAGEMENT OF DEER FORESTS ...
Page 88
... hands . But it is none the less puzzling . There are , of course , numerous minor points which should receive consideration in determining whether ground proposed to be afforested would prove suitable for the purpose . Thus , if you get ...
... hands . But it is none the less puzzling . There are , of course , numerous minor points which should receive consideration in determining whether ground proposed to be afforested would prove suitable for the purpose . Thus , if you get ...
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