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be prevented from injuring them. The skin 

 is the huntsman's ; he has it prepared, and 

 skins can occasionally be obtained from him 

 at a guinea for a stag's, or fifteen shillings 

 for a hind's. A stag's skin has the finest 

 colour, but the hind's has a closer hair, and 

 is better as a skin. Such skins should be 

 well shaken from time to time to keep 

 moth from them. 



The weight of a stag varies : twelve score 

 is a good weight ; some are not more than 

 nine, but the huntsman lias killed at four- 

 teen score, or 280 pounds. He makes it 

 a rule to stick the deer personally, in order 

 that it may always be done expeditiously, 

 and to avoid unnecessary pain. Another 

 reason is, that he may be sure the stag is 

 old enough to be killed. The lasso supposed 

 to be used is precisely the same as that em- 

 ployed in America. On one occasion it was 

 thrown by a gentleman who had lassoed 

 animals there. A headline, however, is only 

 required when the stag cannot be approached, 



