THE DEER. 



THE deer, though very scarce in the North 

 and East of the United States, is still numer- 

 ous in parts of the South and West. It has 

 its young once a year, generally in the month 

 of May. It subsists on corn, peas, grass and 

 vegetation of various kinds, generally feed- 

 ing until eight or nine o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, then lying down until late in the evening 

 (except in rainy weather), when it gets up 

 and feeds until late in the night, after which 

 it lies down again until nearly daylight. The 

 deer has regular crossings on streams and 

 roads and regular trails which it uses in the 

 fall of the year while rutting. 



To make the bait for this animal, take two 

 ounces of the deer's urine, and five drops of 

 the oil of anise, and the musk of one deer. 



