CONTENTS 



Wagon trip to the westward Heavy cloud- 

 burstBuck shot while hunting on horse- 

 back Moonlight ride 17 



CHAPTER V. 



THE BLACK-TAIL DEER. 



The black-tail and white-tail deer compared 

 Different zones where game are found 

 Hunting on horseback and on foot Still- 

 hunting Anecdotes Rapid extermina- 

 tionFirst buck shot Buck shot from 

 hiding-place Different qualities required in 

 hunting different kinds of game Still-hunt- 

 ing the black-tail a most noble form of sport 

 Dress required Character of habitat Bad 

 Lands Best time for shooting, at dusk 

 Difficult aiming Large buck killed in late 

 evening Fighting capacity of bucks Ap- 

 pearance of black-tail Difficult to see and 

 to hit Indians poor shots Riding to hounds 

 -Tracking Hunting in fall weather Three 

 killed in a day's hunting on foot A hunt on 

 horseback Pony turns a somersault Two 

 bucks killed by one ball at very long range . 210 



