RED DEER LAND. 



In reality the red deer are wild in the 

 fullest sense of the term, as wild and unre- 

 strained in their movements as the deer of 

 the backwoods of America. If found in one 

 spot to-day, they may be miles distant on 

 the morrow. They roam over hill and moor, 

 through valley and plain, wood, meadow, 

 and cultivated field, entering orchards, gar- 

 dens, and allotments from time to time 

 during the night, exactly as wild animals 

 do about the settlements of colonists. They 

 are never supplied with food even in the 

 severest winters, but find their "meat" where 

 they can, like the hares. The hunt is no 

 paper chase no artificial sport, like that of 

 deer turned out from a cart the hunt is a 

 real chase of the most arduous character, 

 and for the purpose of killing the stag or 

 hind, which is afterwards eaten as venison. 

 The pursuit is attended with great fatigue 

 and considerable danger, that of the hind, 



