IO4 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPER'S GUIDE. 



scrape, keep quiet and watch the scrape. 

 When the doe comes shoot her down, and let 

 her lie there, you keeping your position and 

 waiting for the buck. Watch the scrape until 

 nine o'clock, and you will probably have a 

 chance to kill two or three. This is an effec- 

 tive way to hunt deer. I have killed as many 

 as three on one scrape in a single morning. 



The deer feeds in open woods, prairies and 

 fields at night. You will do well to keep a 

 look-out while hunting in the day for its fresh 

 tracks and dung, so that at night you will be 

 prepared to take your head-light and pocket 

 compass and hunt where you have seen the 

 fresh sign. Keep your compass in your hand 

 and notice it often. Go straight for some 

 distance, then turn to the right or left, as, if 

 you do not do this, you will get lost and hunt 

 the same ground several times over. The 

 deer's eyes shine a bright red, and, when you 

 are close enough to shoot, seem to be two or 

 three inches apart. When you discover the 



