THE 



SPORTSMAN'S DIRECTORY. 



PART THE FIRST : THE CHASE. 



STAG-HUNTING. 



THE red-deer, or stag (cervus elephas), with the excep- 

 tion of the roe, the only species of the deer tribe indi- 

 genous to this country, is still an animal of chase in 

 England, though no longer drawn for, or hunted as a 

 wild animal. Stag-hunting, as a wild sport, gradually 

 decreased, as the inclosure of waste lands and a high 

 system of cultivation advanced. The only county in 

 which it now exists is Devon, where the extensive 

 moors still occasionally afford a run with a wild stag. 

 Though, as a rural sport, it is entitled to a notice here ; 

 from its very partial existence, a brief allusion to its 

 details will be sufficient for all ordinary purposes. 



The stag-hound, once so renowned, is no longer bred 

 for, or used in, this description of chase. In the Royal 

 Kennel, the most extensive, as well as perfect stag- 



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