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circumstances enabling us to overhaul him rapidly, direct 
on spoor and without aid of wind—I felt convinced that, 
had it not been for those grouse, we should, bar 
accidents, have sighted the deer within six or eight 
minutes more. 
The day being now far spent and the hut three to 
“CACKLING and becking for all they are worth.” 
four hours distant, it was useless attempting to follow 
further a thrice-scared deer. But, leaving B., I went 
forward with Ole just to ascertain the course the elk had 
taken after clearing the head of the lake, so as to fix our 
route for the morning. A strong-running river, we 
found, flowed in, and through this the elk had swum. 
We had to go a mile further to find a fordable spot, and 
