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... Woodcock Shooting . Deer Forests • 99 99 Stalking Driving Stag at Bay • • PAGE 1 37 46 61 69 71 86 88 98 101 104 110 113 121 136 • 153 157 161 179 199 199 200 202 PAGE Deer Hound Double - barreled Breech - loading Rifle.
... Woodcock Shooting . Deer Forests • 99 99 Stalking Driving Stag at Bay • • PAGE 1 37 46 61 69 71 86 88 98 101 104 110 113 121 136 • 153 157 161 179 199 199 200 202 PAGE Deer Hound Double - barreled Breech - loading Rifle.
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... stags which he selects as most worthy of his attention . The best stags generally come last , so that he must not be impatient . Contiguous to some passes , places of concealment commanding them are built of stone in the shape of a ...
... stags which he selects as most worthy of his attention . The best stags generally come last , so that he must not be impatient . Contiguous to some passes , places of concealment commanding them are built of stone in the shape of a ...
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... stag to be stalked must be discovered by the use of a good glass ; his precise position ascertained , and the best and securest way of reaching the nearest spot to him , from which a fair shot may be had , must then be discussed and ...
... stag to be stalked must be discovered by the use of a good glass ; his precise position ascertained , and the best and securest way of reaching the nearest spot to him , from which a fair shot may be had , must then be discussed and ...
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... stags together , one or two of them will invariably be on the look out , with their heads towards the wind . The least thing excites their suspicion ; so much so , that too much caution cannot be exercised . A few grouse disturbed by ...
... stags together , one or two of them will invariably be on the look out , with their heads towards the wind . The least thing excites their suspicion ; so much so , that too much caution cannot be exercised . A few grouse disturbed by ...
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... stag is reached , he is not in a favourable position for a shot ; and if the patience of the stalker be ex- hausted he will be naturally anxious to disturb him , without too much alarming him ; hence a question arises as to the best ...
... stag is reached , he is not in a favourable position for a shot ; and if the patience of the stalker be ex- hausted he will be naturally anxious to disturb him , without too much alarming him ; hence a question arises as to the best ...
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