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A deerstalker is a type of cap that is typically worn in rural areas, often for hunting, especially deer stalking. Because of the cap's popular association with the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes , [ 1 ] it has become stereotypical headgear for a detective, especially in comical drawings or cartoons along with farcical plays and films.
Scottish deer stalker glassing the surroundings with a telescope. Deer stalking, or simply stalking, is a British term for the stealthy pursuit of deer on foot to hunt for venison, leisure, trophy, or to control their numbers [1] as part of wildlife management, just as with rabbiting and boar hunting.
Deerstalker: A warm, close-fitting tweed cap, with brims front and behind and ear-flaps that can be tied together either over the crown or under the chin. Originally designed for use while hunting in the climate of Scotland.
The deerstalker is a type of hat associated with Sherlock Holmes and Elmer Fudd. Notable for its slight rain-brim to the front and back, with a camouflage checked twill pattern and fold-down earpieces for selective warmth or to raise when listening for deer .
Head stalker Niall Rowantree (leftmost) taking out a guest (first from left) deer stalking on Ardnamurchan Estate in Scotland. In the United Kingdom, a gamekeeper (often abbreviated to keeper) is a person who manages an area of countryside (e.g., areas of woodland, moorland, waterway or farmland) to make sure that there is enough game for hunting, or fish for fishing, and acts as guide to ...
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Paget was the first to give Holmes his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape – details never mentioned in the stories and novels. [3] The cap and cape first appear in an illustration for " The Boscombe Valley Mystery " in 1891 and reappear in " The Adventure of Silver Blaze " in 1893; they also appear in a few illustrations from The Return of ...
Nate is a detective, a child version of Sam Spade who wears a 'Sherlock Holmes-style deerstalker hat' (the idea of illustrator Marc Simont) and loves pancakes. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He solves crimes with his dog, Sludge, introduced in the second case, Nate the Great goes Undercover (1974).