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It is still a moot question whether it is 

 better to hunt on horseback or on foot ; but 

 the course of events is rapidly deciding it 

 in favor of the latter method. Undoubtedly 

 it is easier and pleasanter to hunt on horse- 

 back ; and it has the advantage of covering 

 a great deal of ground. But it is impossible 

 to advance with such caution, and it is diffi- 

 cult to shoot as quickly, as when on foot ; 

 and where the deer are shy and not very 

 plenty, the most enthusiastic must, slowly 

 and reluctantly but surely, come to the con- 

 clusion that a large bag can only be made 

 by the still-hunter who goes on foot. Of 

 course, in the plains country it is not as in 

 mountainous or thickly wooded regions, and 

 the horse should almost always be taken as 

 a means of conveyance to the hunting- 

 grounds and from one point to another ; but 

 the places where game is expected should, 

 as a rule, be hunted over on foot. This rule 

 is by no means a general one, however. 

 There are still many localities where the 

 advantage of covering a great deal of 



