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... jump fences , becoming trapped by a hindleg ... ... or , rarely , both hind legs 82 Loose wire is a potential menace to deer 83 Wire cut away from a stag's antlers weighed 28 lb. 83 The hind that ' hanged herself between twin birch ...
... jump fences , becoming trapped by a hindleg ... ... or , rarely , both hind legs 82 Loose wire is a potential menace to deer 83 Wire cut away from a stag's antlers weighed 28 lb. 83 The hind that ' hanged herself between twin birch ...
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... jump fences they would normally clear easily . Usually the victim is trapped by a hind leg- rarely by both legs - caught between top and second wires , and the beast dies miserably unless rescued in time . wire with a trailing hind leg ...
... jump fences they would normally clear easily . Usually the victim is trapped by a hind leg- rarely by both legs - caught between top and second wires , and the beast dies miserably unless rescued in time . wire with a trailing hind leg ...
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... jumping sheep fences . I have also been told by a reliable acquaintance , who was a hill shepherd , of time for casting may drop off as a stag jumps 96 The Year of the Red Deer.
... jumping sheep fences . I have also been told by a reliable acquaintance , who was a hill shepherd , of time for casting may drop off as a stag jumps 96 The Year of the Red Deer.
Contents
List of monochrome illustrations | 9 |
SUMMERRenaissance to the RoaringTime | 17 |
AUTUMNThe RoaringTime | 44 |
Copyright | |
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annual antler growth apparently areas beast bellow birch birth bone Caledonian Canal cast antlers chewing the cud coat of summer coire conifers coolness coronet dappled dead deer forests early eyes fence flies foreleg frontal bone glen bottom golden eagle grazing grubs habitat head and antlers head and neck heather herd of hinds high ground Highland deer Highland red deer hill hind leg human June knobber larvae late licking liver fluke lochan lower glens lungworm lying March master mature stags months mortality mother nasal bot-fly nine-pointer nose obviously October once parasites peat hag peat wallow pedicle pharynx rarely red deer calf red deer hind Red deer stags ridge roar rubbing season seemed seen sheep shelter skull spring stag's stalker survive thick trees twins usually velvet warble-fly watched weak calf weight winter coat wire young hind young stags