PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE KANKAKEE 

 to-take-advise-from-a-country -greenhorn refus- 

 ed. I told him that advice from a country 

 greenhorn was about as good as that of a city 

 tenderfoot and that their actions do not show 

 very much skill as a deer hunter. I spoke to 

 them again, "Boys, that deer is coming straight 

 to this hollow and will be here in less than three 

 minutes. Let us act like hunters and get be- 

 hind the log." Just then I saw the deer coming 

 from the other side of the ridge straight to this 

 stand, a big buck, and it was right upon us with- 

 in twenty-five yards and running like a racer, 

 sailing over old logs and brush with the ease of 

 a bird. At this I fired one barrel and at another 

 leap the deer was behind an old tree so I could 

 not give him the other barrel. The young hunt- 

 er grabbed up his gun and fired. The deer at 

 this time was less than a hundred feet from him. 

 He missed fire and the deer ran around to the 

 other side of the ridge and while doing this the 

 man with the rifle-shot gun fired two shots and 

 of course missed. By this time I gave him my 



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