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So where a buck is standing in brush you may see 

 nothing but two or more glistening points where 

 the sunlight tips his horns, or you may see a faint line 

 of light where it strikes the side of a tine. But do 

 not forget that you may not be in position to see this 

 sheen or glistening appearance, and consequently must 

 not assume that where nothing shines toward the sun 

 there is therefore no deer. 



In hunting antelope not only should every white 

 and cinnamon spot as far away as it can be seen be 

 investigated either with a glass or by waiting for its 

 motion or going closer, but even gray and dark spots 

 should receive attention. The head and neck of an 

 antelope lying down are quite hard to see at a dis- 

 tance, none of the white of the body may show at all, 

 and the cinnamon part may cast a far darker shade 

 than you would expect to see. 



The habits of deer in open country will be found 

 more variable than the habits of the timber-deer; 

 mainly because the nature and face of the country 

 varies more, as well as the nature, quantity, and ac- 

 cessibility of food, etc. Their habits will generally 

 be varied more by hunting, there being generally a 

 greater variety of cover, etc., in which to spend the 

 day. In some places their daily range will be far 

 greater than in others. Such things must be learned 

 by inquiry from hunters or from careful observation 

 in hunting, and often cannot be learned at al} until it 

 is too late to profit by them. But all such things I 

 must pass by, even where I know them, as the gen- 

 eral information necessary to be known will demand 

 too much space to allow anything special or local to 

 be stated to any extent. 



