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fresher trail is run across. I should 
say the dog is always liberally rewarded 
if the hunt is a success. 
If night overtakes the pursuers they 
sleep on the trail, and resume the chase 
as early next morning as the light will 
allow. Once on the trail, however, the 
deer is a doomed animal, although the 
pursuers have been known to sleep for 
two or three nights on its course before 
it was overtaken, especially if the fleeing 
animal knew in some way that it was pur¬ 
sued long before it was overtaken. Once 
overhauled, a series of tactics is begun so 
as to divide the labor of the pursuit be¬ 
tween the dog and the man, but to give 
no corresponding advantage to the deer. 
Wide detours are forced upon the deer 
by the swift dog, each recurring one be¬ 
ing easier to make, and the pursued ani- 
