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possession come from bucks killed by this 

 method of hunting ; and it is a most exhilar- 

 ating form of sport, the horse galloping 

 rapidly over what is often very broken 

 ground, and the senses being continually 

 on the alert for any sign of game. The rush 

 and motion of the horse, and the care neces- 

 sary to guide it and at the same time be 

 in constant readiness for a shot, prevent the 

 chase having any of the monotony that is at 

 times inseparable from still-hunting proper. 

 Nevertheless, it is by still-hunting that 

 most deer are killed, and the highest form 

 of hunting craft is shown in the science of 

 the skilful still-hunter. With sufficient 

 practice any man who possesses common- 

 sense and is both hardy and persevering can 

 become, to a certain extent, a still-hunter. 

 But the really good still-hunter is born 

 rather than made ; though of course in addi- 

 tion to possessing the gifts naturally he must 

 also have developed them, by constant prac- 

 tice, to the highest point possible. One of 

 the foremen on my ranch is a really remark- 



