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charms of its own, for it has a sporting element about it which is 

 lacking in the stealthy creep-up and pot-shot at a quietly grazing 

 beast. The wary old buck has had his due warning that a man with 

 a brightly polished tool of destruction is on his tracks. The garde a 

 voiis of a chivalrous challenge has been given, and success in over- 

 coming the amazingly wary foe is therefore doubly sweet. 



WEIGHING CHAMOIS 



Chamois driving, which is the method by which the majority 

 (though not the best) are bagged, is a far less exciting sport than 



stalking ; but, on the other hand, it is one which one 



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can follow when stiffened limbs and the loss ot youtntul driving- 

 vigour make stalking impossible. Ambushed behind 

 rocks or other cover at one's "stand," the approach of the driven 



