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marshy places up the mountains. Here they are found at the 
first dawn of day, and before this time the hunter should secrete 
himself in a favorable location, which his experience and knowl- 
edge of the animal’s habits will enable him to select, when he 
may hope to get a shot. They are not as gregarious as the Elk 
or the common deer, so he may expect to find but few together, 
if more than a single individual is met with ina place. They 
leave their favorite feeding grounds early in the morning, and if 
in hilly or mountainous regions, are sure to go to higher grounds 
to repose and ruminate. Here they are sought by the experi- 
enced hunter, who rarely sees them in their lairs but relies upon 
a snap shot when they jump up; and, as they cannot be de- 
pended upon to stop after making a few leaps, he never waits 
for such an opportunity, but fires at the first sight as the best 
probable opportunity he will get. 
In remote mountain districts, where the Mule Deer are seldom 
hunted, they are not remarkably shy, and the careful stalker may 
meet one at any time of the day feeding on favorite grounds, 
which one familiar with their tastes and habits has no difficulty 
in recognizing. 
Lieutenant W. L. Carpenter, U. 8S. A., with whom I have had 
the pleasure of climbing the mountains in the pursuit of the deer, 
a sportsman of very large experience, especially in the mountain 
regions, writes me : — 
“TI have never seen or heard of any other deer in the Rocky 
Mountain region than the elk (C. Canadensis), the black-tailed 
deer (C. macrotis), and the white-tailed deer (C. leucurus). 
“‘T have found the black-tailed deer most abundant in North- 
ern Colorado, and the white-tailed deer on the Upper Mis- 
souri. Both species are found abundant on the treeless plains, 
and it is my opinion that a great many of them never see the 
mountains. The Republican, the South Platte, the North Platte, 
the White River, and the Upper Missouri, have both species in 
common, hundreds of miles from the Rocky Mountains. But the 
black-tailed deer always prefer the high bluffs and deep ravines 
near the rivers, while the white-tailed deer selects the thickest 
brush in the river bottoms that he can find, and will often allow 
you to walk within a few feet of him without moving ; he is sel- 
dom found far from cover. 
“J think that 10,500 feet may be safely set down as the limit 
of elevation for the white-tailed deer. I have never heard of 
one being seen anywhere near timber line. Several times this 
