RED DEER. 



among the Red Indians and deer of the 

 backwoods. Or, if accepted as a fact, it is 

 looked at in the same light as the preserva- 

 tion of white wild cattle in certain parks, 

 wild but protected by enclosure. Those, of 

 course, who have hunted in Somerset are 

 well acquainted with the truth, but to the 

 majority of people the red deer of Exmoor 

 are like the golden eagles shot from time 

 to time as they pass over southern woods, 

 and preserved as valuable curiosities. Al- 

 though so many tourists visit Somerset and 

 Devon, and go through the red deer country, 

 their objects are generally scenery or trout- 

 fishing, and they are there at a season when 

 the deer are peculiarly shy and seldom seen. 

 Nor, if seen, could a casual passer-by under- 

 stand the full meaning of their appearance. 

 They are associated with the deer kept in 

 parks, and considered to be wild only in a 

 limited sense. 



