WHAT TRACKING MEANS 



Stalking along in grown-up timber and other 

 open places, the sportsman will run across the 

 trails of all the animals which have moved in the 

 district he covers, and, having decided which trail 

 he wishes to follow, he keeps on in the direction 

 it leads. If it enters a thicket, a circuitous route 

 under wind will lead him to where the animal 

 has passed out, or show him that it is " fast," i. e., 

 in the thicket. If the former, he, of course, has 

 to pursue the same tactics until the game is 

 located. The rest is generally easy enough, and 

 that without entering any thicket, where, as we 

 all know, it usually happens that hunters are 

 mistaken for deer. 



Many hunters in relating their experiences tell 

 us how careful they were to hunt against the 

 wind, to approach their game. While it is well 

 enough to have the wind against one if the game 

 is in sight or driven toward one, I cdnsider it 

 more judicious to make the wind serve me. Hav- 

 ing located an animal in a thicket, I select a 

 stump or some other elevation to windward which 

 allows the widest possible view, and simply wait 

 long enough to allow the wind to inform my 



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