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UNGULATES. 
of December. The fawns, which are nearly always two in number, are mostly born 
in May. They retain their white spots till September, when both young and old 
assume their winter dress. The fawns are easily tamed, if captured sufficiently 
young. In bucks of the first year the antlers form unbranched spikes, while in 
the second year they are simply forked, without any branching of the two prongs, 
although the sub-basal snag makes its appearance at the same time. 
VIRGINIAN DEER SWIMMING. 
Hunting The most legitimate mode of hunting the Virginian deer is by 
stalking, but in the south they are frequently pursued by hounds, 
followed by mounted hunters armed with rifles. In other cases hounds are em¬ 
ployed to drive the deer to water or down the paths in the woods, where the 
sportsmen lie in wait. In summer, when deer are abundant, many are killed by 
what is termed “jacking”; that is to say, a lantern or some other light is carried, 
upon seeing which the deer becomes dazzled, and, while standing to gaze, offers a 
ready shot. Finally, “breasting” is employed, according to Mr. G. B. Grinnell, 
“ where the deer make their home among very high grass, such as is to be found 
on some of the prairies of the south-west or in the great beds of the dry lakes of 
Northern and Western Nebraska. Here the thick cane-grass stands seven or eight 
