1 86 HUNTING TRIPS 



haps it strayed away of its own accord, but 

 more probably some raw hand at hunting 

 saw it, and slaughtered it without noticing 

 the bell hanging from its neck. 



The best way to kill white-tail is to still- 

 hunt carefully through their haunts at dusk, 

 when the deer leave the deep recesses in 

 which their day-beds lie, and come out to 

 feed in the more open parts. For this kind 

 of hunting, no dress is so good as a buck- 

 skin suit and moccasins. The moccasins 

 enable one to tread softly and noiselessly, 

 while the buckskin suit is of a most incon- 

 spicuous color, and makes less rustling than 

 any other material when passing among 

 projecting twigs. Care must be taken to 

 always hunt up wind, and to advance with- 

 out any sudden motions, walking close in to 

 the edge of the thickets, and keeping a sharp 

 look-out, as it is of the first importance to 

 see the game before the game sees you. The 

 feeding-grounds of the deer may vary. If 

 they are on a bottom studded with dense 

 copses, they move out on the open between 



