42 ADVICE TO DEER-STALKERS. 



considered it as creating a deeper and more absorbing 

 interest. Those sportsmen, therefore, who agree with me, 

 will not be surprised at my dwelling on it with the natural 

 preference of a fond lover of the spirit-stirring craft. 



I should add, however, that the method I generally 

 pursued, of stalking in quick time with the assistance of 

 skilful hill-men placed at immense distances on my flanks, 

 ought seldom to be practised in small forests, as too fre- 

 quent a disturbance, so comprehensive as this, would make 

 the deer forsake the ground. 



