Besides the huanacus, a deer of considerable size ranges in small herds
throughout the Pampas and northern Patagonia, and is very abundant. It
possesses an overpoweringly strong and offensive odour at some periods
of the year, which is perceptible at a great distance. Should the
Gauchos kill an animal when this is the case, they bury the flesh in the
earth, by which means the taint is removed, and it becomes eatable. A
person can easily approach a herd by crawling along the ground, when the
deer, out of curiosity, apparently, approach to reconnoitre him. They,
however, have learned to fear their enemy, man, when mounted on a horse
and armed with bolas; and as soon as they see a horseman, they
invariably take to flight.