THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
German heads seldom exceed 40 inches in length. There is one at Powers - 
court of 42| inches. The largest number of points found on any German 
stag is one killed by the Emperor of Germany. It is said to carry forty- 
four points, but many of these points we should merely regard as offers. 
This head was not shown amongst the German Emperor’s trophies at 
Vienna in 1910. 
CRIMEA SPECIMENS. 
Length. 
Circ. 
above 
beam. 
Spread. 
Points. 
Locality. 
Owner. 
48i 
6 
411 
(inside) 
11 
Crimea 
H.R.H. the Duke 
of Saxe-Coburg 
431 
51 
- 
12 
Crimea 
Earl of Dunmore 
421 
61 
45 
21 
Crimea 
H. J. Elwes 
42 
6 
541 
19 
Crimea 
H. J. Elwes 
NORWEGIAN SPECIMENS. 
Length. 
Circ. 
Spread. 
Points. 
Locality. 
Owner. 
41 
— 
— 
14 
Isle of Hitteren 
H. J. Elwes 
341 
61 
341 
- 
Norway 
J. S. Brunn 
34 
— 
— 
7 
Isle of Hitteren 
J. H. Thomas 
SPANISH SPECIMENS. 
Length. 
Circ. 
Spread. 
Points. 
Locality. 
Owner. 
43 
51 
35 
12 
Sierra Morena 
J. M. Power 
40 
— 
- 
17 
Sierra Morena 
Abel Chapman 
The mountain stags of Spain are the largest, those of the plains seldom 
exceeding 30 inches in length of horn. 
The habits of the woodland red deer of Continental Europe are rather 
different from those of Scotland, where the animals have been forced 
to lead a somewhat unnatural existence in open surroundings. At one 
time the wild red deer of England, Scotland and Ireland were just the 
same in their habits, but new conditions have caused new habits to form. 
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