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Adirondack region of northern 'f-^'^^- 



New York, and the wilderness 

 portion of Maine. Farther west 

 deer are found in abundance, espe- 

 cially in the states bordering upon 

 the British possessions. 



In certain f>ortions of the 

 South, notably in Georgia, the 

 time-honored sport of deer hunting /- 



with horse and hounds is followed . / 



to a considerable extent, but in most portions 

 of the United States the character of the 



country is such that this sport cannot be successfully pursued. Under 

 favorable conditions there can be no more exciting sport than this, and 

 it is one which may be participated in by both sexes. In fact, some of 

 the most enthusiastic followers of the chase in Georgia and Mississippi are 

 ladies. This pastime has been thrillingly described by the late "Ellen 

 Alice," and by another charming writer, " Beryl," a lady belonging to one 

 of the first families of Georgia. 



Fire hunting is a method which can not be endorsed, as it is success- 

 fully put in practice only during midsummer, when deer are driyen to the 

 lakes and riyers by the flies and winged pests, and the game at this season 

 is not in proper condition. There is something unsportsmanlike in float- 

 ing within a few yards of a dazed creature, and killing it bj- a shot as it 

 stands half submerged in the water. The same objections hold good as 

 applied to driving deer with hounds down to the lakes or streams in mid- 

 summer for the purpose of killing. A spirit of sportsmanship requires 

 that some skill be displayed on the part of the hunter, and a fair oppor- 

 tunity for life given the hunted. 



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