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another likes to have a peep at the deer ; a third (and he 

 is the most unpardonable of all) does not like to have the 

 burn water enter the bosom of his shirt, which is very 

 inconsiderate, as nothing tends to keep a man more cool 

 and comfortable than a well applied streamlet of this 

 description. So look back constantly to the rear, that 

 every gillie may do his duty, and observe that no man 

 has a right to see the deer in approaching to get a quiet 

 shot, except the stalker." 



In point of swiftness, the Caribou possesses a great 

 advantage over the moose ; and partly from its lighter 

 weight, partly from its feet being larger and wider, is able 

 to travel over snow which would not bear the weight of 

 the other, while at the same time it is gifted with greater 

 powers of endurance; whence it is that they do not form 

 "yards" like the moose. On the contrary, they collect 

 together as soon as the snow comes, and form wander- 

 ing herds, which vary in number from a dozen to a 

 hundred, though often attacked and dispersed by the 

 wolves. 



If it fairly takes to flight, it is useless to attempt to 

 follow the Caribou, even on snow-shoes, unless when there 

 is a crust on the surface sufficiently strong only just to 

 break through with its weight at every step ; this, lace- 

 rating the animal's legs, and so crippling its movements, 

 places it more on an equality with its pursuer. The 



