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avoid any degree of exercise which will be fatiguing, es- 

 pecially when hounds are employed. The sportsman may 

 have his tent erected near the point where the hunt is to 

 take place, and thus avoid the necessity of any tramping. 

 He can proceed in his canoe to any point of the lake which ' 

 it is deemed advisable to watch, or should he elect to 

 watch a run-way, the location of his tent may be such that 

 the walk would not be fatiguing. Lake-hunting is commonly 

 practised in this region, and there are probably ninety-nine 

 deer killed in the water where there is one killed on the 

 run-ways when hounds are employed. 



In still-hunting the sportsman may determine for him- 

 self the amount of walking which he will do ; but the 

 results of the hunt will depend very largely upon the 

 energy and industry of the sportsman, especially if the 

 other factors of success are equal. The red deer are very 

 abundant throughout this entire region, and may be suc- 

 cessfully hunted in close proximity to the settlers' cabins. 

 The same is true of the ruffed grouse. There is likewise 

 very excellent bass- and pickerel-fishing in nearly all the 

 lakes and rivers in the sparsely-settled districts, but those 

 who desire really good trout-fishing, except during the 

 early part of the month of June, must go back into the 

 forests. A single day's journey from a railroad depot 

 will, however, suffice to bring the fisherman into a region 

 where his efforts, even in autumn, will be rewarded by the 

 capture of the speckled beauties. This region of country 

 in which I have hunted may be very readily reached by 

 the Northern Railroad from Toronto, Canada ; while the 

 sportsman may very well procure the necessary supply of 



