Concord, Mass.
1907
Sept 27
(No 2)
  When Mr. Forbush arrived at the farm house this
morning he told of having just seen four Deer together in
Birch Field. Early in the afternoon he saw a single one
at the edge of the swamp just below the orchard.
One animal was small, the other of full size, all were does.
Deer in our woods. Forbush sees four, I three.
  About 5 P.M. I started for Birch Field hoping to get
a sight at some of these Deer. Pat Flannery overtook me
at the foot of the hill and just as we entered the woods
my Irish terrier, Larry, joined us. We had nearly reached
the big pine when a Deer started on our right and ran
across the opening to the left. It stopped about thirty
yards away when it was joined by another of about
the same size and a moment later by a third considerably
smaller. I took both the larger animals to be fully
mature does. One of them was very pale colored (a sort
of faded yellowish) and its coat looked thin & ragged
as if it were moulting. The other was bright reddish
brown with the entire chest black. This I can swear to
as the animal was facing me & in a good light. The 
other two standing near it & also facing me had the
chest colored like the body. Although these Deer could
see us dimly & had our wind they stood staring at us
for fully five minutes, within thirty yards. The pale, mangy
looking doe who appeared to be the leader of the trio
stamped with her right foot many times as if angry &
once she advanced a few paces. All the while we talked
in low tones & Larry protested in high ones. At length
I let him go & he sprang forward at top speed. Then
the Deer threw up their "flags" and bounded off but
at no great speed. Evidently the little dog did not
alarm them greatly. He came back within less than five
minutes. Pratt shot a large buck in his nursery about a week ago.