"... Under the boughs and in the thickets the stags can lie perfectly unseen; and the , too, is high enough to hide them if lying down. In June the deer spend the whole of the day in the covers out of the heat. At this time they are more shy than at any other, both stags and hinds retiring out of sight. The stags' antlers are as yet only partially grown, and while these weapons are soft and tender they conceal themselves. The hinds have their calves only recently dropped, or are about to calve, and consequently keep in the thickest woods. One might walk across the entire width of the , and not see a single deer, and yet be in the midst of them ..."