38 DEER -DRIVING IN MULL. 



so as the manager saw more deer in the wood, 

 which he had refrained from disturbing. 



Dogs thoroughly trained to drive deer coverts, 

 even when running a hot scent, should be taught 

 immediately to quit it, and return to their master 

 at his whistle. The reason is obvious. When 

 the deer are through the passes, further pursuit by 

 a dog only tires him and scares the deer further 

 away. As soon therefore as the quarry before 

 them are past the rifles, the dogs should be called 

 back into the covert to find a fresh track. Often 

 a stray hart or hind turns back by facing the 

 drivers, and remains quietly hid until the wood is 

 searched a second time. An old Mull collie, 

 which once aided our drive, was so knowing, that 

 of his own accord he returned to his master when- 

 ever the deer had escaped the shooters. This 

 sagacious creature knew every ambush guarding 

 the wood, and as soon as the deer were out of 

 danger, quite comprehended that it was useless to 

 follow where there were no rifles to kill. 



Our cover pack consisted of two pure-bred Mull 

 collies, and a mongrel sheep-dog, which looked 

 like a cross between the old Scotch cur and a 



