TRACKS AND TRACKING 



the reverse is the case, the animal is not worth 

 following, because it is a young one. 



Like all members of the deer tribes, the elk 

 bull cleanses his horns of the velvet on trees, and, 

 in addition to pawing the ground with the hoofs, 

 he often belabors it with his horns in his anger 

 with a rival. 



Some consider the distance between the indi- 

 vidual tracks in the attempt to determine the size 

 and other points of the elk, and if the animal has 

 been seen, this is well, but if there is only the 

 trail to decide by, it appears to be a far-fetched 

 " sign," because the foundation, a knowledge 

 of the speed, is lacking. 



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