310 THE STILL-HUNTER. 



trot often rises considerably. A deer at full speed gen- 

 erally hugs the ground like a hare. In such case the 

 up-and-down motion must be disregarded. After we 

 have examined the question of the flight of bullets, 

 long-range shooting, etc., you will understand the 

 monstrous nonsense of talking about shooting deer 

 on the run at two hundred and fifty and three hun- 

 dred yards as a matter of course. It is of very little 

 use to shoot beyond a hundred and fifty yards; and 

 there is no man who, taking all shots, can hit a deer 

 running at that distance more than once in three 

 shots, and it is doubtful if any one can do that. All 

 the talk to the contrary is based upon guessed instead 

 of measured distance. 



