. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. 228 STA(; PHEI'AKINO Full BAT' feeding amongst Home immonHe l)oiil(l(' niid .sniull iii'H, and wc hud no difiieidty in getting to witliin 150 yurdH of the liind, l)ut no .stag couhl we see. A heavy squall now eamc; on, with l)lin(liii<; snow, and we waited for it to clear. Suddenly we saw a splendid stag come out of tln^ wood behind us, accompanied l)y a hind, evidently th anic old fellow we had seen heforc; but we had reached tlu^ valley by a short
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. 228 STA(; PHEI'AKINO Full BAT' feeding amongst Home immonHe l)oiil(l(' niid .sniull iii'H, and wc hud no difiieidty in getting to witliin 150 yurdH of the liind, l)ut no .stag couhl we see. A heavy squall now eamc; on, with l)lin(liii<; snow, and we waited for it to clear. Suddenly we saw a splendid stag come out of tln^ wood behind us, accompanied l)y a hind, evidently th anic old fellow we had seen heforc; but we had reached tlu^ valley by a short cut, whilst he had followed the track of tlic others, and had picked up a mistress by the wa}', and was in search of more. The two beasts looked like ghosts coming so silently through the blinding snow. Reuben no^v climljed upon a rock, and, much to our deliglit, said he saw two fine stags—one in chari!;e of t' arty, the other we had just seen. A gretit coiiiiuotion now became evident amongst tlie hinds, and presently we saw their lord , master galloping about in a state of ex- citement, calling in the stragglers, prodding them with his horns lest any should eseapt', and generally preparing for battle. It was precisely the same tactics as would be per-. 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 Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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