Sentence:  A little hillock gave me ample concealment and an excellent rest for my rifle; and there I reposed as hinds and little stags filed by. First came the wary old hind, looking sharply about her; then a little stag, indifferent to consequences; then more hinds and calves; and last of all the great <WSD>hummel</WSD>. As he landed on top of the brow, about fifty yards from me, he stopped to look around. I drew a bead on the junction of his neck and shoulder, pressed gently on the trigger; a bang—smack, followed, and the great <WSD>hummel</WSD> lay stretched upon the heather. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns. (from late 15th c.)