n6 RED DEER. 



and the harbourer need not wait for the 

 stag to settle. First he has to ascertain that 

 the stag has actually returned to harbour 

 in the same place ; and for this purpose he 

 visits the spot where he saw the slot on the 

 previous afternoon. Should there be a soil- 

 ing-pit or shallow pond, he goes to that, and 

 notes the marks in the mud ; or if he 

 ' clouted ' the slot, he looks to see if any 

 fresh impressions have been formed. Dew 

 assists him in the search. When he has 

 discovered the slot of the stag he tracks it 

 into the copse or cover, and satisfies himself 

 that he has entered it. The stag being 

 tracked in, the next thing is to be certain 

 that he has not come out again, and to 

 know this the harbourer goes round the 

 copse, carefully examining every possible 

 place of exit. 



Frequently there are roads or lanes at 

 one side ; he looks at the dust, which 

 will take a good impression. Instead of 

 £oin£ several miles round the large woods, 



