Deer Hunting in Cuba 



A successful deer hunter in Cuba must be en- 

 dowed with some spirit of adventure, possessed of 

 a high degree of acuteness of observation and hear- 

 ing, and must be a good shot and a first-class 

 horseman. Successful hunters are born, not made. 



In our own country there is more or less excite- 

 ment "on stand" when a deer is heard coming, and 

 with the novice this sometimes develops into buck 

 fever. But this is insipid excitement when com- 

 pared to the high nerve tension and keen thrill 

 experienced in still-hunting and stalking. This 

 sensation is denied the average member of a hunt 

 club, who with hired guide and hounds is guaran- 

 teed a shot, stationed on one of a dozen stands in 

 the runways, each stand holding a hunter, no 

 two of them equipped with the same kind of gun, 

 ammunition or hunting costume. The guides do 

 the hunting, and when the deer appears, a fusillade 

 ensues. The guide finally brings down the game 

 at long range, and each of the hunters is positive 

 it was u his shot," and for the rest of his life tells 

 how some one of his fellows deprived him of the 

 "largest buck ever killed in that section." 



Hunters of this type will do well to give Cuba 

 a wide berth, and should do their hunting in a 

 cozy corner of the club. 



Roger D. Williams. 

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