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SIZE OF ANTLERS. 



the shoulder, here is the sketch and measurement of the head 

 and antlers. My last shot had caught him in the ear going 

 right into his brain, rather a lucky one, for even with Bevis I 



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MEASUREMENTS OF THE ANTLERS IN INCHES. 



a— g 41 J inches, b— h 38J. h— f 13J, brow antler, e—g 12, brow antler, c— g 36. 

 d— h 34J. k— 1 38^. 1— j 34^. m— e and o— h 8 (circumference), g— r 6| (cir- 

 cumference), s— t 7\. w— g 8£ circumference at base, right antler. 8| circum- 

 ference, left antler. The middle or thinnest part of the shaft a circumference of 



6i inches. 



might have lost him in such an immense forest ; those neck 

 shots are always so uncertain. 



Big stags are scarce on the Pulney mountains and I 



