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pass by, or else upon skulking off so slyly 

 as to be unobserved; it is only when hard 

 pressed or suddenly startled that they 

 bound boldly and freely away. 



In many of the dense jungles without any 

 opening the brush is higher than a man's 

 head, and one has then practically no chance 

 at all of getting a shot on foot when cross- 

 ing through such places. But I have known 

 instances where a man had himself driven 

 in a tall light wagon through a place like 

 this, and got several snap shots at the deer, 

 as he caught momentary glimpses of them 

 stealing off through the underbrush; and 

 another method of pursuit in these jungles 

 is occasionally followed by one of my fore- 

 men, who, mounted on a quiet horse, which 

 will stand fire, pushes through the bushes 

 and now and then gets a quick shot at a 

 deer from horseback. I have tried this 

 method myself, but without success, for 

 though my hunting-horse, old Manitou, 

 stands as steady as a rock, yet I find it im- 



