"Following the Deer'' first appeared as 
a series of animal studies in a little book 
called ''Secrets of the Woods.'' That 
book was primarily intended for a Nature 
Reader ; but for the past few years there 
has been an increasing demand for it out- 
side the schools, among children of a larger 
growth. It is in answer to that demand, 
especially from nature-lovers and campers 
in the wilderness, that this book of the 
deer has been prepared. 
Old sport S7nen, who have grown wise in 
following the deer with guides and Indian 
hunters, will smile, as I do now, at many 
