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STALKING IN ITS MOST ENJOYABLE 
FORM 
By far the most enjoyable form of stalking is to 
be one's own stalker, but this can only be done 
satisfactorily in a forest with which one is 
thoroughly familiar. It is astonishing what tricks 
the wind will play in certain corries, and as a 
result what mistakes even a good stalker will 
make in a forest which is new to him. More- 
over, any one stalking by himself, unless he has 
experience, may easily make another kind of 
mistake. lie may think that he has missed a 
stag when he has in fact killed him. Any one 
who has had experience in shooting deer knows 
that a stag when shot through the heart will 
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