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sign of a halt they are off, anc^hard shots they give one, for they 

 are splendid hands at making the most of cover, and dodge about 

 in a most puzzling manner. 



The black-tailed deer of the Pacific coast districts has probably 

 the most limited lateral distribution of any deer, for it is not found, 

 except in some isolated cases, to the east of the coast range ; and, as 

 Caton already observed, I know of no authentic instance of it being 

 found anywhere near the Rocky Mountains proper. Mr. Turner- 

 Turner has published, in his "Three Years' Hunting and Trapping," 



MR. MORTON FREWEN'S UNIQUE WHITE-TAIL DEER HEAD. 

 (Bought in Texas.) 



a map showing its distribution. As he has had much experience in 

 Northern British Columbia, more than any 'other sportsman I know 

 of, always excepting Warburton Pike, his observations should be 

 very useful. 



I do not think that anybody who has done much hunting in 

 Wyoming, Montana, or Colorado, can possibly care very much for the 

 sport afforded by the true black-tail of the Pacific coast. This deer 

 keeps almost entirely to the dense timber, where stalking in the 

 usual sense is next to impossible. And when got, the head, very 



