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THE IIORSH 



A hunter needs to know horse tracks as 

 much as those of wild game. The greater 

 size and roundness of horse tracks distinguish 

 them from those of mules and asses. When 

 shod the toe calks are a strong feature; when 

 without shoes the unbroken front edge is dis- 

 tinctive. Some horses walk in correct register ; 

 some do not. Mules arc more exact than 

 horses. When trotting the arrangement is 

 much as in walking, but the spaces are longer 

 and the hind- feet track farther ahead of the 

 front feet. In galloping the arrangement is 

 much as in the white-tailed deer. 



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BARRliN GROUND CARIBOU 



The caribou track is distinguished by its; 

 great spread and the fact that the clouts or 

 iiind hoofs touch the ground, even on a hard 

 surface. I know of no difference but size be- 

 tween the tracks of the various caribou and 

 reindeer. The probabilities of time and lo- 

 cality help in determining the species, but it 

 need never be mistaken for that of any other 

 type of deer. In winter the caribou's tracks 

 in the snow show that its feet, instead of be- 

 ing raised high at each step, like those of a 

 Virginia or mule deer, drag through the snow 

 like those of domestic cattle. 



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