308 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



"A wounded Deer brought to bay will sometimes 

 hurt his pursuer, but there is no real danger to be 

 feared at any time of the year except during their mat- 

 ing season in autumn. Then with their powerful full- 

 grown antlers and quick tempers they are not only 

 equipped and ready to fight each other, but anything 

 else that crosses their path, using their feet as well to 

 strike and trample. But even then, they have such a 

 dread of the scent of man and gunpowder that they 

 seldom interfere with him." 



" Come, IS'ez, it is your turn now ! " 



