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stalker's art. it depends, as a rule, simply on stalking', and is followed 



either on llat, treeless wastes where the highest vegetation is probably 



a patch of dwarf-willow, or on steep, rock-strewn screes, 



alternating with snowfields. Thorough knowledge ot „ . , 



•^ '^ "^ Reindeer. 



the LiTound and of the ha])its of the deer is of course 



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THE HOME OF THE WILD REINDEER (JOTUNFJELDS, NORWAY) 



a great factor in success. The difficulty of stalking is much increased 

 by the presence of a sentinel, who never for an instant remits his, or 

 rather her (for a hind is always told off for this duty) vigilance, while 

 the rest of the herd is feeding or lying down. The legal season for 

 reindeer is from August 15th to September 15th, and during this 



