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mounted. They led us up a long, winding valley, 

 the slopes of which grew more wooded as we 

 ascended. At last, having arrived at a farm near 

 the head, we left our ponies and began to climb 

 up through the heavy snowdrifts. We saw 

 plenty of deer tracks, but no deer. The snow was 

 very deep, and the uphill climbing was the severest 

 I had ever experienced. In places we had to force 

 our way through waist-deep drifts, getting our- 

 selves soaked to the skin. The first day's hunt 

 proved a failure, but we decided we would change 

 our tactics, and go in for drives, thus saving 

 ourselves the fatigue and discomfort of working 

 through the snow. This method proved far more 

 successful, and it was only the somewhat wild 

 shooting of some of us that prevented our securing 

 a really good bag. 



Following is an example of the way in which 

 these drives were carried out. The natives having 

 decided on a likely wood, away up towards the 

 end of a long valley, stationed us in various posi- 

 tions of vantage. I was placed opposite the wood 

 on a sunny slope. Buchan was placed at the 

 mouth of a side ravine near the end of the wood. 

 Douglas and Schroder were placed at intervals 

 further up the same ravine. The beaters then 

 made a long detour, and reaching the other end 

 of the wood, commenced to work through it, 

 shouting and yelling as they came. Suddenly 

 their cries redoubled, and, looking carefully, I 



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