THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
months. It is not till mid-December, when all strife and jealousies are at 
an end, that the herd comes together and so remains in the deep -lying 
snow till the warmth of spring again extends their range and life begins 
over again. As one writer has said: “ The hunter makes the highest type 
of soldier, and the white-tail makes the highest type of hunter.” Long 
therefore may this beautiful deer flourish in America, not only to charm 
the landscape with its graceful form but to teach young America how to 
use the rifle. 
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