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F itting, it does not appear entirely exhausted. It 
continues almost in the same state through the 
whole year, although there are particular seasons 
when its flesh is chiefly in esteem. This animal 
also browzes closer than the stag ; for which 
reason it is more prejudicial among young trees, 
which it often strips too close for recovery. The 
young deer eat much faster and more greedily than 
the old ; they seek the female at their second year ; 
and, like the stag, are fond of variety. The doe 
goes with young above eight months, like the 
hind ; and commonly brings forth one at a time 
but they differ in this, that the buck comes to per- 
fection at three, and lives till sixteen ; whereas the 
stag does not come to perfection till seven, and lives 
till forty. 
As this animal is a beast of chase, like the stag, 
BO the hunters have invented a number of names 
reiative to him. The buck is the flrst year called 
a fawn ; the second, a pricket ; the third, a sore! ; 
the fourth, a sore ; the fifth, a buck of the first 
jbead ; and the sixth, a great buck ; the female is 
called a doe ; the first year a fawn ; and the secondly 
tegg. The manner of hunting the buck is pretty 
much the same as that of stag-hunting, except that 
less skill is required of the latter. The buck is 
more easily rouzed ; it is sufficient to judge by the 
view, and mark what grove or covert it enters, 
as it is not known to wander far from thence ; nor, 
like the stag, to change its layer, or place of re- 
pose. When hard hunted it takes to some strong 
held, or covert, with which it is acquainted, in 
the more gloomy parts of the wood, or the steeps 
of the mountain ; not like the stag, flying before 
the hounds, nor crossing nor doubling, nor using 
any of the subtleties which the stag is accustomed 
to. It will take the water when sorely pressed, 
but seldom a great river ; nor can it swim so long^ 
