Hunting the Wild Stag. 8 1 



their new vocation ; but Arthur Heal, who has 

 hunted the Devon and Somerset for the long period 

 of twenty-two years, is rapidly making them as 

 perfect as the old hounds were. 



The Devon and Somerset are maintained in part 

 by subscription, the amount received from the sub- 

 scribers during the past year being £1148. The 

 list comprises the names of nearly every person of 

 distinction in the two counties. The E^rl of Car- 

 narvon, who, though not a hunting man himself, is 

 a liberal subscriber and strict preserver of the red 

 deer which abound in Haddon Wood, and, in fact, 

 all over his large estates. Earl Fortescue is also a 

 staunch supporter of this noble pack, as are the 

 following gentlemen : — The Hon. Mark Rolle (who 

 heads the list of subscriptions). Sir Alexander Acland 

 Hood, Lord Poltimore, Viscount Ebrington, the Hon. 

 Robert Trollope, Sir W. A. Lethbridge, Captahi J. 

 Luttrell, Captain Karslake, Captain Marshall, Messrs. 

 Granville Somerset, S. Lucas, T. C. Daniel, P. P. 

 Bouverie, T. Carew, T. M. Dodington, W. W. Kars- 

 lake, J. B. Collyns, W. M. Foster Melliar, C. Williams, 

 J. C. Moore Stevens, AV. A. Sandford, Sir J. H. 

 Amory, Major AVynch, Colonel Davie, etc. 



Nor do the ladies fail to support this popular 

 hunt ; for I see the names of Lady Lovelace and 

 Mrs. Rowcliffe amongst the list of subscribers. The 

 season for hunting the wild stag commences on 

 August 12, by which time the velvet is nearly off 

 the new horns, and the stags are in fine condition, 

 remaining so until the beginning of October. The 

 season finishes on the 12th of that month, and the 

 stags rapidly fall out of condition. Then the hind 



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