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the animals over-confiding. They will discover that even 

 when a man happens to get within a few feet of them it 

 does not always mean death, and then perhaps they will not 

 discriminate between those who are armed with the camera 

 and those whose weapon is the rifle. However, that is the 

 dream of the future, when the camera has to a greater extent 

 superseded the rifle. 



A sound of splashing in the river aroused me, and I 

 returned to my stand to make ready for possible visitors. 

 It was not long before a small herd came into view ; 

 there was a young stag with a very pretty but rather small 

 head of about thirty points, with the brow antlers noticeably 

 far apart ; with him were three does and a fawn. Curiously 

 enough, they were following behind the stag, a very unusual 

 occurrence which I have only seen three or four times out 

 of the many thousands of Caribou I have watched travelling. 

 The little band came along until they were within less than 

 thirty yards, when the does stopped as though not quite 

 certain that all was right before them. The stag continued 

 to approach, walking slowly and without sign of suspicion 

 until the click of the shutter awakened him to the possibility 

 of danger. The does took the alarm and made off^ to one 

 side, and almost before the sound of the shutter had died 

 away they had all disappeared among the trees. ^ 



This was evidently one of the lucky days, at least so far 

 as numbers went. Over two hundred and fifty Caribou had 

 passed, and many had come unusually near. Dame Fortune 

 was kind in all but the matter of light, which had been 

 most unsatisfactory. However, it might have been worse, 

 for I had been able to secure some reasonably clear pictures. 

 The day was still young, the light might change for the 

 better and more Caribou might come. Perhaps even 



^ See illustration facing page 28. 



