Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . It is navigable for a short distance up, and one can get fair trout fishing near itsoutlet. Many deer have been killed upon its banks by jacking, which is the universal method of huntingthem in this section. There is also good jacking in nearly all the bays in Spider Lake in the earlyautumn. Occasionally, one can get a shot at a deer in daytime, swimming in the lake or feeding upon thebanks. The method of still-hunting them with canoes is as follows: The guide takes the stern ofth
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . It is navigable for a short distance up, and one can get fair trout fishing near itsoutlet. Many deer have been killed upon its banks by jacking, which is the universal method of huntingthem in this section. There is also good jacking in nearly all the bays in Spider Lake in the earlyautumn. Occasionally, one can get a shot at a deer in daytime, swimming in the lake or feeding upon thebanks. The method of still-hunting them with canoes is as follows: The guide takes the stern ofthe canoe with the paddle, while the partj who is to do the shooting sits in the bow with the rifle. Assoon as the deer comes out, the guide turns the canoe straight facing him, and glides along noiselesslyas long as the deer is drinking or feeding. As soon as he raises his head, the guide stops, remaining in acataleptic condition ; for the deer will allow a canoe to be paddled up within ten yards, so long as he seesno motion, provided the wind is favorable, and he does not get on the scent. The moment the deer. AN INTERIOR, WHITE BIRCH CAMP. resumes feeding, the guide will put in and paddle until he again looks up, and so on until the canoeis within range, and the reijort of the rifle is the first warning taken of danger. Often, though, as thecanoe approaches, the deer will become wary and uneasy, and the first thing noticed will be a shake of histail; the next moment, as he lifts and arches his head and neck, the tail goes up perpendicularly, andaway goes the deer through the water and into the woods like an arrow. A quick aim and pull of thetrigger must be made the instant the tail begins to move, aceompfinied by arching of the neck, as it isconsidered by the most inveterate huntsmen as an infallible sign that the deer anticipates danger, and willnot remain another moment. This method of deer hunting is one of the most enjoyable. There is muchdepending upon the skill of the gu
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