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bred in the enclosure, others had been caught in 

 the woods, when young, by native Kalmuks with 

 dogs, in winter, when deep snows render this task 

 easier. The proprietor told us that one of these 



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stags had sought freedom by clearing the seven- 

 foot wooden fence, and had remained several months 

 in the hills, returning eventually in the same sporting 

 way. There are many similar enclosures in the Altai 

 district, especially in the eastern parts, and statistics 

 show that about 6,000 deer are thus enclosed in 



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