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around the hunter ; thus affording him a 

 good opportunity of singling out the fattest 

 of the herd, and upon these occasions they 

 often become so confused by the shouts and 

 gestures of their enemy, that they run 

 backwards and forwards with great rapidity, 

 but without the power of making their 

 escape. 



The Copper Indians find by experience 

 that a white dress attracts them more rea- 

 dily, and they often succeed in bringing 

 them within shot, by kneeling and vibrating 

 the gun from side to side, in imitation of 

 the motion of the deer's horns when he is 

 in the act of rubbing his head against a 

 stone. 



The Dog-Rib Indians have a mode of 

 killing these animals, which, though simple, 

 is very successful. It was thus described 

 by Mr. Wentzel, who resided long amongst 

 that people. — The hunters go in pairs, the 

 foremost man carrying in one hand the 

 horns and part of the skin of the head of a 

 deer, and in the other a small bundle of 

 twigs, against which he, from time to time, 



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