ROEBUCK SHOOTING IN BOHEMIA 



is shooting at ; for if one's pipe is pitched a little too 

 high, every doe in the neighbourhood will come 

 rushing to see whether it is her offspring that is in 

 trouble. To shoot a doe is an unpardonable offence, 

 and brings lasting disgrace on the unfortunate 

 sportsman. 



A well-known Austrian sportsman, who was out 

 "blatting" in his own woods, tells a good story 

 with regard to this against himself. 



A few plaintive calls from his pipe brought up a 

 big old doe, that saw him and rushed away. Con- 

 tinuing the attractive sounds, he saw what he 

 imagined to be another roe-deer, creeping quietly 

 along in his direction. From its size and general 

 appearance, though unable to see its head, he judged 

 it to be a good buck, and, firing, dropped it dead on 

 the spot. To his horror, however, he found it to 

 be an old doe the same that he had seen before. 



What was he to do ? Carry the thing home 

 himself, or summon a heger to carry it for him ? 

 Never ! Concealment of the carcase was the only 

 possible solution of the difficulty ! 



With the aid of his hunting-knife, after infinite 

 labour, he managed to dig a grave large enough to 

 bury the luckless animal in ; and, after carefully 

 covering it up, he retired, rejoicing in the thought 

 that no one would ever know of the misadventure. 



Unfortunately, however, one of his heger s heard 



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