222 THE STILL-HUNTER, 



CHAPTER XX. 



SUBORDINATE PRINCIPLES. 



I HAVE now gone over all the varieties of ground 

 upon which still-hunting proper can be followed to 

 advantage. There are of course many other kinds 

 of ground which abound in deer. But every piece 

 worth still-hunting at all will be included under the 

 heads so far considered. 



So, also, I have brought into view all the general 

 principles that lie at the foundation of all still-hunting 

 or stalking of any kind of large game. And all the 

 modifications of those principles that are likely to 

 often arise have been seen. But there still remain 

 some subordinate or special principles to be examined, 

 and some that we have already had a glimpse of must 

 be looked at more closely. 



A deer when started may generally be halted by 

 any sudden, new, or strange noise in a direction dif- 

 ferent from that of the noise or thing that alarmed 

 him. But to have this effect he must not see anything 

 to alarm him. Hence if a deer be coming toward 

 you and be not too closely pursued by anything, a 

 bleat like that of a sheep, a sharp whistle, yell, or 

 other noise will be very apt to cause him to stop. 



But, as a rule, a deer will not stop for any noise in 

 the direction of the cause of his alarm, especially if 

 he has smelt a person. The report of your gun is 

 quite likely to make him stop, if anything will; though 



