44 CAMP FIRE REMINISCENCES 
picked over ere now. Very few Virginian deer 
are found on the north shore of the Gulf, but they 
are exceedingly abundant on the south side, and 
with any luck a couple of fair heads can be easily 
obtained in a few days, I learned that shooting 
on the north shore of Lake St. John was very poor, 
which was curious, as the region was almost en- 
tirely uninhabited. 
