Then there was the technical interest of the stalk, of which the shot is only the conventional finale. The red deer is by nature a woodland animal, but in Scotland he inhabits mountains which are for the most part treeless...[H]e has become far more wary than, say, the African kudu or the Canadian wapiti. His sense of smell and hearing are acute; but his eyesight is indifferent, for though he can see things far off, he is not clever at recognising them.
The man became accomplished in whatever he tried. Look at the detailed knowledge he has of the red deer. Remarkable.
The man became accomplished in whatever he tried. Look at the detailed knowledge he has of the red deer. Remarkable.
