. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. A LAKE COUNTY SPIKE BUCK advice of more than one old hunter. It is a very good precaution against losing your meat, and it is also well to know how a deer will act after having re- ceived a wound of a certain character. "There are four places where most large animals may be struck to cause them to drop instantly. One is when a bullet goes near the center of the brain. Another is where the spinal cord is severed. A third is when the heart is penetrated at the instant the breath has been exhaled. The fourth is when the muscles under the spine have been sever
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. A LAKE COUNTY SPIKE BUCK advice of more than one old hunter. It is a very good precaution against losing your meat, and it is also well to know how a deer will act after having re- ceived a wound of a certain character. "There are four places where most large animals may be struck to cause them to drop instantly. One is when a bullet goes near the center of the brain. Another is where the spinal cord is severed. A third is when the heart is penetrated at the instant the breath has been exhaled. The fourth is when the muscles under the spine have been severed crosswise by a bullet at the small of the back. Bullets placed thus are most effective. "A buck shot through the heart when his lungs are full, or at the moment he is inhaling, may run from thirty rods to half a mile, bleeding freely all the time, before he finally falls. "A deer shot through the brain will leap into the air the same as one shot through the heart when the lungs are empty. "Finning or creasing, which is accomplished by clipping one of the vertebral spurs that rise from the top of the spine in the region of the shoulders, will drop an animal, but should it happen to fall into water the water will instantly revive it, so it is al- ways advisable to have a second shot ready. "Another bit of advice from an old hunter is, 'Don't hurry too much to get a wounded deer. Sometimes the shot will rupture a blood vessel and the animal will bleed internally. While it will not leave a trail it will not travel far before lying down, never to get up again. An animal shot through the intestines or through the paunch will usually lie down a short distance away and soon become too weak to move again.' "A buck shot through the liver, almost invariably, if not much hurt otherwise, will kick with his hind legs just as straight skyward as he can. He will bleed to death inwardly in time, but he is apt to leave a trail if he is followed closely. "The neck
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