THE WAYS OF THE WOODCHUCK 225 



On the upland farms, and especially in the past- 

 ures bordering the woods, another method was to 



A trophy of the chase 



stalk up to the feeding-ground behind trees, and wait 

 patiently for a shot at some fat fellow sitting on his 

 haunches in the sun eating a juicy clover tuft or 

 peeping over a stone which commanded the view, 



