The New Student's Reference Work/Stag

Stag, the male of the red deer which is found all over Europe and in a large part of Asia. It is a noble animal, about seven feet long, and four feet high at the shoulders, with large, branching antlers. It has been driven from inhabited districts, and is now found only in deep forests. In Scotland it is hunted by a form of stalking, but in England on horseback. See Deer, Elk and Reindeer.