A Handbook of Deer-stalkingW. Blackwood, 1880 - 85 páginas |
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advantage APPROACH DEER bad ground BAD PLACE beasts begin best for side better blowing straight bullet calm weather carries the scent chance Christopher North consider corries danger Deer can smell deer when lying deer-hound difficult DIRECTIONS FOR CRAWLING disturbed dogs down-hill wind drive Express rifle fire at deer glen ground is broken HANDBOOK OF DEER-STALKING happen HARVARD COLLEGE herd hill HIND-SHOOTING HORATIO ROSS judging distance keep knowledge labour lee side level ground long distance look for hinds MACINTYRE'S POETICAL DESCRIPTION mark moderate breeze monly moor observed Old Forester passes perhaps power of vision Purdey quired remark reversing currents rutting season Scotland secure the lee seldom side-wind sight smelling power sometimes Sportsmen STALKING DEER LYING steep stormy day strong wind suppose sure thing Tigh'n tion unless UP-HILL WIND WILLIAM BLACKWOOD wind blowing wind is blowing windward wounded deer yards Yeld hinds young stalker
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