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traversed will often go a long way before they settle. 

 It is obvious that a well-chosen and properly managed 

 sanctuary must please them, and if it lies in the 

 direction they are taking, deer are certain to remain 

 there when it is reached. It is said that deer will go 

 down wind towards a place where they know they are 

 safe. They may do this occasionally, but very rarely, 

 I am inclined to think, when alarmed by a shot or 

 the sudden appearance of an enemy. 



When moving of their own accord they must 

 sometimes travel on a side or down wind, otherwise, 

 with a continuance say of a westerly wind for three 

 weeks, most of our deer would be found on the shores 

 of the Atlantic. 



A medium-sized forest may be so constituted 

 that a sanctuary cannot be conveniently formed. For 

 instance, a long glen, both sides of which are under 

 deer, does not afford the protection and isolation 

 required for the purpose. Disturbance on the oppo- 

 site side of the glen from that portion of the ground 

 selected as a place of security must occasionally take 

 place. A couple of shots fired there, and the sight of 

 a herd of deer running away in a state of alarm, would 

 soon clear a sanctuary thus situated. The ground 

 chosen with this object in view should be as compact 

 as possible. A large round hill, with corries on three 



