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English counties, would want a year long 

 close time for the next half a dozen years, 

 at least. 



Lastly, the Act should empower Councils 

 to protect useful animals, not actually 

 British, such as the fallow-deer (which is 

 so common now that it will almost surprise 

 some to hear that it is not a native deer), 

 and the Japanese deer {Cervus sika), also to 

 be found in many parks nowadays. I have 

 a great affection for this latter litde animal. 

 It is very handsome, and its anders, if 

 small, are at any rate a good deal more of 

 a trophy than those of the roe-buck. Also, 

 like that animal, it is essentially a woodland 

 deer, and would never be likely to lead to 

 an outcry among the farmers. As to the 

 roe, I had better refer the interested to my 



chapter on '' Roe-shooting," which appeared 

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