. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. iol- i â Bcai'-Iliiiitiiig ill the South. 69 Olil Asa tiinunl fVom tin; lake and i)i)ldly cnUMX'd a canchrakc, wc tollouiiii;'. licrc the ibrcinost horse has the hardest time, for he imist hreak the way tor the rest through cane ami ])aml)oo-\ines. Old Asas hors(,', however, like liis master, was a trained hunter, and would wait the stroke of the hunting-knife which cut tlu; vines, to push on ihrouj^h tangled mass. Going through cane, eve
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. iol- i â Bcai'-Iliiiitiiig ill the South. 69 Olil Asa tiinunl fVom tin; lake and i)i)ldly cnUMX'd a canchrakc, wc tollouiiii;'. licrc the ibrcinost horse has the hardest time, for he imist hreak the way tor the rest through cane ami ])aml)oo-\ines. Old Asas hors(,', however, like liis master, was a trained hunter, and would wait the stroke of the hunting-knife which cut tlu; vines, to push on ihrouj^h tangled mass. Going through cane, ever\' one is re([uired to take the cartridge from his gun ; or, if he has a muzzle- loader, to take the cap from the A iii''s TARAnisr. .\fler crossing a can<'l)rake ridge of half a mile, we I'ntered a large, open wootl, where wc; found a (]uantity of overcup acorn mast, upon which hear and deer feet! during iiie winter months. ruder the liml) of a i)awpaw we saw a fresh buck-scrape. '!"his is made li\- the male deer, while scratching his antlers amid the branilv.'s ahoxc; he scrapes the earth with his feet, ;is a sign for his tawny mate. .\ little farther on, within easy range, we startled thcanllered monarcli from his lair; Init not a gun was raisi'd to arrest his llight. As the deer lifteil his white llag and hounded off, the Nounger ilogs pric fortl ked 111) vir ears anil loo 1 m lull cr\ II iiut a worn m ked )- forward, read) to burst a harsh tone from old .Asa caused IB. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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