Hunting at High Altitudes 



ually returns to the place from which he was 

 jumped. Usually he is shot at several times be- 

 fore a well-directed charge from some fortune- 

 favored hunter brings him to earth. The horn is 

 then blown three blasts and the hunters come to 

 "the kill." 



The deer is bled, the viscera removed, and the 

 panting hounds well blooded, after which they are 

 examined for wounds, cuts and tears, which are 

 frequent, and if necessary must be sewn up. The 

 deer is then either placed in a pannier or on the pack 

 of an extra horse, and if satisfied with the bag the 

 party returns to the plantation. If the hacienda of 

 a friend or brother hunter is passed, a stop is 

 always made for breakfast or luncheon, and stran- 

 gers or foreigners in the party are made welcome 

 and shown every courtesy. 



Each season many of the best hounds espe- 

 cially the imported ones are killed by the alli- 

 gators which infest the streams. Often they allow 

 a deer to pass by, waiting for the dogs, for which 

 they seem to have a peculiar fondness. A brief 

 struggle and a trail of blood alone tells of the 

 untimely end of many a good hound. Because of 

 this danger, the best shots are frequently stationed 

 near the water to kill the deer and alligator, as 

 well as to save the dogs. 



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