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where. But even then they show a decided prefer- 

 ence for the following kinds of ground: 



1. The points and backs of ridges, especially if 

 brushy. 



2. The brushy heads of little ravines and hollows. 



3. Windfalls and choppings, especially when old 

 and brushy. 



4. Thin thickets containing fallen logs or trees. 



5. Heavy thickets without fallen logs or trees. 



6. Patches of heavy fern or willow in little valleys. 



7. Little plateaus, knobs, or terraces on hill-sides. 

 In open country in addition to the above-named 



places, if there are any, they will take 



8. The long grass or heavy weeds of sloughs or 

 swales. 



9. The brushy edges and center of patches of scrub 

 timber. 



10. Hill-sides with scattered trees or bushes. 



11. The bottoms of canons, gullies, and shady ra- 

 vines, with the side pockets, etc., connected with them. 



12. Brushy basins and the brushy bottoms of creeks 

 and rivers. 



13. The shade of big rocks, etc. 



14. Bare ground under a tree on a hill-side, ridge, 

 or in a valley, lying there just as cattle do. 



There are many other places in which they spend 

 the day, such as swamps, heavy chapparal, etc. But 

 in all such places it is not worth while to hunt at all 

 in this way. 



If little disturbed they will not generally go far 

 from their feeding-ground or watering-place to lie 

 down. I have, however, known deer that scarcely 

 ever saw or heard a man go as far back as three miles 

 and as high up as five thousand feet from their feed- 



