90 RED DEER. 



his head low, as he does in delivering a 

 blow, the sharp end of the brow-point pro- 

 jects almost straight in front of him. The 

 two brow-points, one on each side, at that 

 moment resemble the points of a hay-fork, 

 or prong called on Exmoor a pick and 

 if he can catch a hound on either of the 

 tips he is certain to leave a terrible mark. 

 If he can get the hound between him and 

 a rock, or a stone or a bank, so as to have 

 something firm to push against, the brow- 

 point will transfix the hound like a spear. 



These points indeed are sometimes called 

 spears. They are not so conspicuous as the 

 upper part of the antler, which would natu- 

 rally be supposed the most dangerous ; but 

 it is from these that wounds are generally 

 received. The tips are not sharp in the sense 

 that a dagger-point is said to be sharp ; they 

 are bluntly sharp, sufficiently so to penetrate 

 easily when driven with the tremendous force 



