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the combe between Withycombe ridge and Blackhill, then over 1869. 

 Brendon Common, bearing towards Scobhill, and over the new enclo- 

 sures to Brendon Barton, and down towards Ilford Bridges ; beat the 

 water a short distance, then down the path to Watersmeet and round 

 the point for a short distance ; then doubled back and beat down 

 the big water, tried for Countisbury and failed, and finally went to 

 sea at Lynmouth at 3.46. A boat went out, and he was taken. Saved, 

 ear-marked, and turned out on the 30th at Oare. (This deer was 

 found in Stoke Wood on i6th of August, 1872, and ran by Leigh 

 Hill, Hawkcombe, Mill Hill, and Deer Park to Badgworthy Water, 

 where he was killed. Two hours and a quarter from the lay on. He 

 was a warrantable deer in 1869, and in 1872 carried B. B. T. on off 

 horn, B. B. on the near, and uprights.) 



October 2C)th, Hawkcombe Head. — Found several deer in Shil- 

 letts. A single hind went away by Whitstones. Laid on at 11.53. 

 She at once crossed into Lord Lovelace's plantations at Pitt Combe 

 and ran along the ridge to the western end, when she broke out and 

 went down to water under Southern Wood. Straight up through the 

 wood, and away to Badgworthy Wood ; through the Scrubbits to 

 water, up through the wood and again to water at the higher gate ; 

 up stream to the Doone's ford, then up the combe to the left, over 

 Oare Common, Kittuck, and Blackbarrow to the Porlock road ; 

 over Lucott Common to Langcombe Head and along the top of 

 Codsend Moor, as if for Cutcombe, but turned to the left into Hol- 

 lowcombe (at 1.25), down the bottom to East Water, and Horner 

 Water down almost to the mill ; short to the right through Parsonage 

 furze and over the hill as if for Wytchanger, through Luccombe Plan- 

 tation, across the road into the enclosures, and all down the valley 

 in front of Holnicote to Bossington and Avon Pool, the hounds 

 carrying the line over the beach to the sea at 2.30. The hind had 

 gone to sea about ten minutes before them ; she came ashore and 



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