BUYING AND EXCHANGING DEER 



THERE is always great difficulty in exchanging deer, as there is 

 so much risk in trying to catch the particular deer with which one 

 wants to part. The deer get so frightened that many injure them- 

 selves while the one wanted is being driven about ; and it generally 

 ends not only in the desired deer remaining free, but in several 

 other deer, often the best in the herd, being injured or even 

 killed. 



Personally I never allow my deer to be caught for exchange ; 

 any deer I want to get rid of I shoot, as this is much safer for 

 the other members of the herd. 



All deer, whether received in exchange or bought, should at 

 first be kept apart from the others as long as possible, so as to be 

 certain that they have no infectious disease. If they come in 

 crates, a veterinary surgeon can examine them before they are 

 turned out, but even if he passes them as sound, it is safer to keep 

 them in an isolated place for some little time. 



As regards wild boar, I once heard of some live ones for sale 

 very cheap, and bought several, only to find that they had the 

 mange ; luckily my man detected this before they were turned out 

 into the wild boar shoot, or they would have done great damage 

 by infecting the others. 



Whenever deer are offered for sale it is best to see them. If 



they are in a park, look at the whole herd, and find out if there 



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