Chapter VI. 



DEER HUNTING. 



nnHE wild stag is, of course, the best of the 

 deer tribe — " the antlered monarch of the 

 waste." Next to him give me the fallow deer, 

 before the carted deer, for I cannot see much 

 sport in turning a deer out and stopping 

 hounds when they get too close to him. I 

 must admit, however, that a turned-out hind 

 or stag frequently gives an excellent run. 

 But go and find your quarry. The uncertainty 

 about finding, and the pleasure of the " find," 

 all contribute vastly to the glory of the Chase. 

 Some good runs that my father had with 

 deer I can still well remember. One day he 

 turned one out near the Baldock turnpike 

 gate. He ran over the open and up the hill to 

 Kelshall, then turned to the left and came down 

 to Morden Heath. Away to the left, down 



