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chase frequently goes on for eight or ten minutes, the buck chasing the doe in a small circle, 
but she will not receive his addresses till the date I have mentioned. A stalker, on whom I 
can rely, has told me that he has seen a buck chase a doe in this manner for half an hour, at 
the end of which time neither could run another step, and I have myself seen them chase 
each other for a long time. 
The bark of the buck is loud, sharp, and deep in tone, not unlike what a single call 
A ROEBUCK BARKING 
might be from an old collie. At this season, too, the female gives an amorous call when she 
wishes the male to come to her. If he is within hearing, he puts his neck out straight and 
comes full speed to her. In Germany many roebucks are shot by alluring them in this 
manner, and calls exactly imitating her voice are made for sportsmen’s use. One who has 
shot roe in this manner tells me it is most exciting sport, for the buck comes straight for the 
sound at full speed, and will only stop, startled, for a second, when he discovers the fraud, 
and as often as not he passes right on without giving a chance. 
By the end of August in the high grounds of Scotland, where the roe have the chance 
