. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . tail to killone in a days hunt; but such places are becoming more rare yearbv year. Not so very lono- a[o it was no uncommon sight to see. eight or ten deer feeding on a prairie at one time, but such sightsare rare nowadays. Deer are usually hunted in one of three ways (tire hunting notincluded, the latter being rarely indulged in by a true sportsman), 6i 62 HUNTING AND PISHING IN FLORIDA. viz. : (I) Hunting on horseback and running the deer with hounds;this method to be successful requires a par
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . tail to killone in a days hunt; but such places are becoming more rare yearbv year. Not so very lono- a[o it was no uncommon sight to see. eight or ten deer feeding on a prairie at one time, but such sightsare rare nowadays. Deer are usually hunted in one of three ways (tire hunting notincluded, the latter being rarely indulged in by a true sportsman), 6i 62 HUNTING AND PISHING IN FLORIDA. viz. : (I) Hunting on horseback and running the deer with hounds;this method to be successful requires a party of hunters and someone to direct operations who is thoroughly acquainted with thecountry. (2) To slow trail them, which is usually the mostsatisfactory way to hunt them. A hound trained to follow a trailslowly and without barking is used, and must go slow enough toenable tlie hunter to keep within a few yards of him all the time ;sooner or later the deer is jumped, usually within easy shootingdistance. The third method is known as still hunting. To be asuccessful still hunter requires keen eyesight combined with aknowledge of woodcraft and the habits and ways of deer whichcomparatively few wliite men possess. Indians always hu
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