13^ A Hunting Trip 



many men, who must labor hard to gain 

 control of so fierce a forest fire, which indeed, 

 as we subsequently learned, raged over a vast 

 timber tract. With the .30-30 ready on the 

 hunter's part for action, we plodded our way 

 up a hill, our senses keenly on the alert. 

 " There goes a deer," said the guide. In- 

 stinctively the gun went up ready for action, 

 just as the game stopped, — a small doe, that 

 turned around and looked innocently towards 

 us and then cantered off up the hill, continu- 

 ing to glance back occasionally at us until lost 

 to view over the ridge. Arrived at the top 

 of the hill, and cautiously peeping over, we 

 saw seven or eight deer grazing in a little 

 draw, and picking out a buck, the nimrod 

 fired, but owing to a little rise intervening we 

 were unable to determine whether this deer 

 was hit or not, the distance being considerable. 

 Pumping another shell into the magazine, I 

 fired at another buck for they had not become 

 alarmed but were walking off leisurely up 

 another hill. As the second shot rang out 

 the buck fell, but immediately jumped up and 

 followed the others. It was evident he was 



