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to a Deer that's been wounded or gone lame. He gets 

 most of his game by sneakin' or droppin' on it, for lie 

 isn't a fast runner. But what's worst about liira is, 

 he's the biggest meddler on four legs. If a pair of 'em 

 gits around camp when the men are off, good-by to the 

 outfit. Fust they'll eat everything they can hold, then 

 they'll amuse themselves by clawin' the rest or carryin' 



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things away and scatterin' 'em. As trap spoilers they 

 beats the record, — deadfalls or spring traps are all 

 the same, they'll get the bait without being caught, and 

 most likely spoil the trap beside." 



" What is a deadfall ? " asked Nat. 



" A kind of a trap that is often made by digging a 

 hole and putting bait in and then covering it up with 

 sticks and logs, so when the beast you want to catch, 

 smells the bait and hunts for it, he falls into the trap. 



