. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . HUNTING TFj: STAG. S6. CHAPTER XII. HUNTING THE STAG. TAG hunting has long been th favoritesport of royal and noble h** iters inEurope. The ancient Romains andGreeks practised it, as may be shownby many passages in the classics. Inthe middle ages it was one of the chiefamusements of the hardy barons ; and itis still practised in Britain, as well as inFrance and other continental countries,and occasionally in the United States. We quote from our former authority the directions to the hunterfor this sport. Gesner, speaking of hart-hunting, observes, that this
. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . HUNTING TFj: STAG. S6. CHAPTER XII. HUNTING THE STAG. TAG hunting has long been th favoritesport of royal and noble h** iters inEurope. The ancient Romains andGreeks practised it, as may be shownby many passages in the classics. Inthe middle ages it was one of the chiefamusements of the hardy barons ; and itis still practised in Britain, as well as inFrance and other continental countries,and occasionally in the United States. We quote from our former authority the directions to the hunterfor this sport. Gesner, speaking of hart-hunting, observes, that this wild, andsubtle beast, frequently deceives its hunter by windings and turn-ings. Wherefore the prudent hunter must train his dogs withwords of art, that he may be able to set them on and take them off
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