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By G. A. Bailey 

A WILD WHITE-TAILED FAWN OF MICHIGAN—SHOWING TYPICAL RED DEER COUNTRY 
On another occasion when on foot I spied 
a small buck feeding on lilies some thirty 
or forty yards out from a long sand-bar. 
The latter was wholly devoid of cover, but 
I succeeded in crawling up abreast of him 
without being observed, although in plain 
view all the while. It is not a difficult 
matter to approach deer when feeding 
thus in shallow water. They suspect no 
danger as long as their heads are down. 
Every few minutes they will switch their 
tail nervously. That switch is a little 
preparatory signal warning the approaching 
hunter to “freeze”’ motionless, for generally 
the animal will follow it by raising its head 
for a careful survey of the landscape. 
A deer’s tail is often of service as a signal 
to the hunter in another way. After an 
