Red Deer: Natural HistoryLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 320 pages |
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Page 29
... success for the wandering animals ; but it would more than tax his ability to keep the creatures within bounds were it not that his labours are admirably seconded by a trained sheep dog . This animal was broken to deer when only eight ...
... success for the wandering animals ; but it would more than tax his ability to keep the creatures within bounds were it not that his labours are admirably seconded by a trained sheep dog . This animal was broken to deer when only eight ...
Page 45
... flight of a well- poised arrow ; but whatever weapon served the necessity of the hour , the hunter's success depended largely upon the assistance of the powerful hounds whose strength ECHOES OF THE CHASE 45 ECHOES OF THE CHASE.
... flight of a well- poised arrow ; but whatever weapon served the necessity of the hour , the hunter's success depended largely upon the assistance of the powerful hounds whose strength ECHOES OF THE CHASE 45 ECHOES OF THE CHASE.
Page 67
... success . Judged solely from this point of view , grouse - shooting is nowhere . Given good weather ( of which more hereafter ) , your keeper will generally tell you what the bag is likely to be ; and the capabilities of your party as ...
... success . Judged solely from this point of view , grouse - shooting is nowhere . Given good weather ( of which more hereafter ) , your keeper will generally tell you what the bag is likely to be ; and the capabilities of your party as ...
Page 68
... success . It is somewhat difficult to apply this test to fox- hunting , but I think it will be admitted by those who love both sports that a ride home in the dark , on a Highland pony under the circumstances just de- scribed , is ...
... success . It is somewhat difficult to apply this test to fox- hunting , but I think it will be admitted by those who love both sports that a ride home in the dark , on a Highland pony under the circumstances just de- scribed , is ...
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... successful day in a deer forest is not a thing worth living for ? Let us now take weather as an element in the consideration of the problem . As regards the com- fort or discomfort of pursuing any particular form of sport in bad weather ...
... successful day in a deer forest is not a thing worth living for ? Let us now take weather as an element in the consideration of the problem . As regards the com- fort or discomfort of pursuing any particular form of sport in bad weather ...
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