Photo by George Shiras, 3 id 

 A MUSKRAT WHO IS BEING INTRODUCED TO CARROTS AND EIKES THEm(SEE PAGE 783) 



ElvASHUGHT OP DOE AND TWIN PAWNS 



The picture of the white-tail doe and 

 two fawns, appearing as the supplement, 

 is an example of night photography from 

 the bow of a canoe, and is intended to 

 serve as a contrast to the series taken by 

 automatic means in the accompanying 

 article. Therefore a brief description of 

 how this picture was taken may be of 

 interest. 



One quiet, warm evening early in July, 

 1896, the canoe left camp for the south 

 end of Whitefish Lake, where it was 

 reasonably certain several deer would be 

 found on arrival or after a short wait. 

 On the way I suggested crossing the lake 

 to look for a deer in a little bay where 

 an old and long abandoned logging road 

 came to the shore, between high bluffs, 

 and the only place accessible for deer 

 coming to the water in half a mile. 



When the jack-light began to bring in 

 faint relief the shores of the bay we saw 

 a pair of glowing eyes, but before the 

 body became distinct the deer gave a 



snort, and running up the trail a ways, 

 stopped. Backing the canoe off a short 

 distance, the animal finally returned to 

 the water ; but as the light came nearer 

 it bounded off again. This performance 

 was repeated several times, indicating 

 pretty clearly that the animal was one I 

 had flashed before, or was one that had 

 providentially escaped a load of buck- 

 shot fired by a pot-hunter using a head- 

 light. Growing discouraged, I gave the 

 signal to continue down the lake ; but the 

 guide, believing the deer would soon 

 grow less suspicious, held the boat a few 

 minutes longer. 



Suddenly, on the right, I heard the tell- 

 tale ripple made by a deer entering the 

 water, and turning the jack-light in that 

 direction, was surprised to see three pairs 

 of glimmering eyes. On a nearer ap- 

 proach I was delighted to see a large 

 doe and two beautifully spotted fawns — 

 a picture long and hopefully wished for. 

 The mother deer was feeding on a plant 

 common in such waters, while the fawns 

 romped about with an abandon indicat- 



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