a boat does not appear feasible, you can 
spend your time watching' a “runway” 
or some old clearing where deer come 
to feed towards nightfall. Both of 
these methods are more or less popular 
according to locality, and in following 
them you will never 
know that distract¬ 
ing sagacity of the 
whitetail which so 
often completely 
baffles the still- 
hunter. But, 
neither will you 
ever experience the 
tax on nerve, 
muscle and eye¬ 
sight which leaves 
you tired out but 
content at the close 
of a day’s hunting 
in the woods. 
THERE is a 
charm about 
still - hunting that 
no method of cir¬ 
cumventing the 
wiles of the white- 
tail can compete 
with. It requires 
patience, skill, fore¬ 
thought, good judg¬ 
ment and often a 
sort of subtle in¬ 
tuition that brings 
into play the ances¬ 
tral hunter that is 
in you. It is an ac¬ 
tive red-b 1 o o d e d 
game with the odds 
greatly in favor of 
the hunted. Time 
and again you will 
suffer disappoint¬ 
ment, or be done 
out of a good shot 
by some infinites¬ 
imal slip, or lack 
of proper fore¬ 
sight. Yet, the 
difficulties encount¬ 
ered—an ill chosen 
gust of wind, a 
branch cracked 
underfoot, a trail 
on freshly fallen 
snow lost in a maze 
of other tracks— 
only serve to in¬ 
crease your ener¬ 
gies and add fuel 
to your enthusi¬ 
asm. And sooner 
or later, the desired 
opportunity will present itself and an¬ 
other ten or twelve pointer be added to 
your collection. 
The first important thing to be 
thought about when you are going still¬ 
hunting is prop-er foot-gear. Boots or 
shoes, good for tramping and general 
knocking around the woods, are useless 
in this line. You must have something 
soft and pliable through which you 
can feel the twigs and branches, that 
crack so treacherously underfoot. For 
L—.... 
SHE WAS NOT LOOKING IN OUR DIRECTION BUT EVIDENTLY HAD EITHER HEARD 
OR WINDED US, FOR HER BIG EARS WERE THRUST FORWARD WHILE HER 
WHOLE ATTITUDE SPOKE ALERTNESS AND TENSION 
still-hunting naturally signifies going 
“still.” Bucks, especially big ones, are 
ever on the alert, and although oc¬ 
casionally you may run across a “fool 
deer,” or one whose curiosity overcomes 
his habitual shyness, the rule of silent 
travel is paramount and absolutely nec¬ 
essary to ultimate success. 
For wet or dry weather there is 
nothing better than moccasins and a 
light pair of galoshes. Besides the 
comfort of dryness afforded by the ^ 
latter, they are a 
great protection 
against stone 
bruises, for unless 
you have been 
walking a great 
deal in moccasins, 
and so hardened up 
the soles of your 
feet, you are liable 
to suffer consider¬ 
ably during a long- 
tiresome tramp 
with the above rig, 
however, you will 
never go lame, and 
except under try¬ 
ing conditions, 
your feet will keep 
dry. A number of 
firms are putting 
out an excellent 
rubber hunting 
shoe with a canvas 
top that has proved 
satisfactory for a 
great many people. 
But, personally, I 
have never found 
anything easier 
or lighter to hunt 
in than the moc¬ 
casin-rubber com¬ 
bination. 
jvrOW, a few hints 
* ’ in regard to 
the practice of 
walking quietly. If 
two are out to¬ 
gether it is the rule 
always to hunt 
single file. Let the 
man behind step as 
nearly as possible 
in the tracks of the 
one who goes 
ahead. Lift your 
feet a trifle higher 
than in ordinary 
walking, and plant 
them firmly and 
carefully at every 
step, the pressure 
being equalized on 
ball and heel. If 
you happen to be 
accompanied by an 
old hand at the 
game, observe his methods of getting 
over a brush pile without sound and of 
avoiding the cracking of a twig by con¬ 
stantly watching where he places his 
feet while at the same time his eyes are 
ever busv scanning the woods on every 
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