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it, I found that all we obtained from a doe would go into a small camp- 

 kettle. 



" A very fat four-pronged buck taken by myself gave the following 

 measurements : 



Indies. 



From tip of nose to between eyes G 



From tip of nose to between horns Id 



From butt to tip of bonis (following curve) 13 



Length of longest antler 7 



From borns to interscapular hollow .... 15i 



From interscapular hollow to root of tail 25 



From root to tip end of hair of tail ... 9 



From top of rump to hind toe tip 35J 



From top of shoulder to tip of fore toe 32 



Around chest at ensiforin cartilage (animal eviscerated) 33 



Around loins (animal eviscerated) 25J 



Heel to tip of toe - - - 15J 



Top of rump to heel 19^ 



Between inner angle of eyes 1 



Length of e;irs 7£ 



" August 28, I shot an adult doe that bad no fawn, and was therefore in 

 good condition. The following are her measurements ; her weight was not 

 over fifty -five pounds : 



Inches. 



Nose to eye C 



Nose to top of head S 



Ears to interscapular hollow 12 



Interscnpular hollow to root of tail 21 



Loot of tail to extreme tip 9J 



Top of rump to tip of hind toe 33 



Interscapular hollow to tip of fore toe 2S 



Heel to tip of hind toe 12 



Between inner angles of eyes 2i 



Length of ears " 



Around chest at ensiforin cartilage 27 



Around loins • 1^4 



" Turning now to a more popular side of the subject, I may say that no- 

 where else in North America have I seen deer more abundant than these 

 Dwarf Deer were in Southern Arizona, nor have I anywhere more thoroughly 

 enjoyed the sport of hunting them. True, it was unsportsmanlike to shoot 

 down a doe that it was morally certain had a fawn secreted in some clump 

 of bushes near by ; but then it was done partly in the interest of science, and 



