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year, and afterwards breed yearly, though 

 sometimes they miss. The calf remains a 

 long time with the mother, and a calf and a 

 yearling are often seen running beside her. 

 Now and then a hind has two calves. The 

 calf at first is dappled with white spots, and 

 has a dark line down the back ; after a few 

 months the spots disappear, and the coat be- 

 comes of the same colour throughout. Some 

 say that it is only the male calf that is born 

 dappled, but the huntsman is confident that 

 both the male and female are dappled at first. 

 All deer come true as to colour, and 

 there is no variety, such as is seen in park 

 deer. Until his antlers grow the young 

 male deer resembles the hind, but his chest 

 and neck are much darker. If a calf is 

 found in an enclosure, where the walls are too 

 high for him, he can be easily ridden down. 

 For a long time great care was taken not to 

 kill hinds before they reached full age, but of 

 recent years they have become so numerous, 

 and the claims for compensation for damage 



