. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. CHAPTER II Roe : Mischief done byâFawnsâTame RoeâBoy killed by RoeâHunting Roe : Artifices ofâShooting Roeâ:Unlucky shotâChange of colourâ^Swimmingâ Cunning Roe. â ; i. i As the spring advances, and the larch and other deciduous trees again put out their foliage, I see the tracks of roe ^ and the animals themselves in new and unaccustomed places. They now betake themselves very much to-the smaller and younger, plan- tations, where they can find plenty of one of their most favourite articles of
. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. CHAPTER II Roe : Mischief done byâFawnsâTame RoeâBoy killed by RoeâHunting Roe : Artifices ofâShooting Roeâ:Unlucky shotâChange of colourâ^Swimmingâ Cunning Roe. â ; i. i As the spring advances, and the larch and other deciduous trees again put out their foliage, I see the tracks of roe ^ and the animals themselves in new and unaccustomed places. They now betake themselves very much to-the smaller and younger, plan- tations, where they can find plenty of one of their most favourite articles of foodâ;the shoots of the young trees. Much as I like to sec these animals (and certainly, the roebuck is the moSt perfectly formed of all deer), I must confess that they commit ' Roe have the first year one antler, second year two antlers, third year three antlers. This is always the case unless some accident. happens to them. Sometimes they have four antlers, but seldom. The growth of the horns of air deer is irregular, depending much on the feeding which they get. âC. St. J. , '' â ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Charles William George, 1809-1856. London, John Murray
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