270 THE STILL-HUNTER. 



The best way to get one home if you cannot reach 

 it with a wagon is on a horse. Lay it behind the sad- 

 dle and lash firmly to the girth rings or buckles; or it 

 may be tied to his tail and dragged. A deer may be 

 dragged very easily on snow, dead leaves, or dry grass 

 by being pulled head first; and by throwing away 

 neck and head, skinning and cutting up the fore- 

 quarters and packing them in their skin, fastening 

 the edges of the skin together by running a string 

 through holes in each, the whole thing may be made 

 into quite a nice sledge. But in very bad ground the 

 best way to get a deer out is to let him take himself 

 out. I have let many a one go unshot at in such 

 places. It is a far greater thing to boast of than to 

 bring out the saddles or a hind-quarter, leaving the 

 rest to waste. 



