HOW TO HUNT THE DEER. 105 



eyes of the deer, if it is some distance from you, 

 you can scarcely distinguish them apart ; they 

 look like a streak of fire. When this is the 

 case do not go straight forward, but advance at 

 an angle with the deer until you can see a 

 space of two or three inches between its eyes. 

 Aim for the space, and if you are a good shot 

 your bullet will penetrate the brain. 



In order to distinguish the eyes of the deer 

 from those of sheep, goats, cattle, hares, dogs, 

 and other animals, watch the eyes closely for 

 two or three minutes, and if the animal bats 

 its eyes it is not a deer or antelope, for they 

 never bat their eyes when looking at a light, 

 while other animals will. 



There are also ways in which to hunt deer 

 and antelopes with dogs, but it does not seem 

 advisable to either describe or use them, as 

 they drive the game out of the country. The 

 deer and antelope are trapped and hunted 

 alike, as there is but little difference in their 

 nature. 



