Hart (deer) Hart (deer) Hart is an archaic word for "stag" (from Old English "heorot", "deer" – compare with modern Dutch "hert", medieval French "hart", German "Hirsch" and Swedish/Norwegian/Danish "hjort", also "deer"). Specifically, "hart" was used in medieval times to describe a red deer stag more than five years old. In medieval hunting terms, a stag in its first year was called a "calf" or "calfe", in its second a "brocket", in its third a "spayed", "spade", or "spayard", in its fourth a "staggerd" or "staggard", and in its fifth a "stag", or a "great stag". To be a "hart" was its
Red Deer, Alberta most of his childhood in Red Deer after being born in Saskatchewan. Olympic bronze medallist Deidra Dionne grew up in Red Deer. The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League play at ENMAX Centrium. In 2018, Red Deer became the host of the Canadian Finals Rodeo, replacing Edmonton. The city is served by Red Deer Regional Airport, which serves mostly general aviation. Red Deer Transit provides local bus service throughout the city. Health care is provided at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Red Deer receives its drinking water supply from the Red Deer River which is treated and distributed