1 88 RED DEER. 



has a dark line down the back ; after a few 

 months the spots disappear, and the coat 

 becomes of the same colour throughout. 

 Some say that it is only the male calf that 

 is born dappled, but the huntsman is con- 

 fident that both the male and female are 

 dappled at first. 



All deer come true as to colour, and there 

 is no variety, such as is seen in park deer. 

 Until his antlers grow the young male deer 

 resembles the hind, but his chest and neck 

 are much darker. If a calf is found in an 

 enclosure, where the walls are too high for 

 him, he can be easily ridden down. For a 

 long time great care was taken not to kill 

 hinds before they reached full age, but of 

 recent years they have become so numerous, 

 and the claims for compensation for damage 

 so large, that they have had to be thinned. 

 Times have indeed changed since hinds were 

 not killed at all, in order that they might 



