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chance is to send some one round to the field beyond, 

 and there to walk, or ride along the other side of the 

 hedgerow, nearest which the deer is feeding. On 

 hearing this person, he will, in all probability, either 

 lie down so close as to let you walk up to him, or 

 come directly away from the hedgerow, opposite to 

 which you should be concealed. If he is pretty wild, 

 and sees the man behind him, he will come bounding 

 with such rapidity, that the most expert rifleman 

 may miss him. In this case, a pretty stout gun, 

 loaded with a mixture of mould and A or B shot, 

 would be your best chance. If with this, however, 

 you even mortally wound him, the chances are twenty 

 to one, that he continues his course with unabated 

 speed ; so that, instead of beginning to despair, you 

 must follow him up as fast as possible, by doing 

 which, you will most likely find him dying in some 

 hedgerow, a few fields distant. For this purpose a 

 Newfoundland dog is very useful, as the moment the 

 dog has run up to him in the covert he will begin 

 bellowing so loud as to be easily discovered. 



To approach a buck in an open field, crawl as low 

 as possible on the ground, and hold before you a 

 green bough, which, if there is a hedge or wood be- 

 hind, will appear so confused with it, that he will 

 often suffer you to come within rifle shot. 



The outlying deer usually browse all day among 

 the thickets, where, amidst the verdure of the sum- 

 mer leaf and herbage, they are very difficult, to be 

 seen. They are particularly fond of apples, and the 



