136 DEER-STALKING 



However, the zone of rock is not very wide, and he 

 presently reaches the black peat beyond. Here he 

 is probably safe from the deer he is after, as, if 

 not covered in the case I am supposing, and at the 

 distance given, it is hardly likely that he can approach 

 much nearer, though the largest part of the half-mile 

 was intended to be from the bottom of the steep part 

 of the corrie to where the deer are lying. But he 

 may still require to crawl in order to escape observa- 

 tion from some other beast that is now in view. 

 Here he wishes for a further change of costume to 

 suit the dark ground on which he is lying, and longs 

 for the heather mixture which adorned his person the 

 day before when he was shooting grouse. Not being 

 a circus-rider possessed of three sets of clothes which 

 can be stripped off one after the other, he has to be 

 satisfied with the garments in which he originally 

 started, and in all probability these are good enough 

 for the purpose. The fact is that for stalking any 

 neutral coloured or check tweed will suffice ; but for 

 those who are very particular as to the invisibility of 

 their dress I would suggest wearing jacket and waist- 

 coat of one pattern, and knickerbockers of another, 

 However well chosen in order to suit the ground 

 your clothing may be, it must, more or less, form a 

 spot on the background. It is obvious that by 



