Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland . THE THREE-HORNED STAG. ? BAD WATER [To face page 226. TO KOSKACODDE 225 However, a change of clothes was at hand andI was none the worse for my dip. Just as wegot into the new lake I saw a deer make off onthe far side, having seen us. I could not makeout whether it was a stag or a hind, as I onlysaw its rump disappearing in the trees. At thesame moment John saw a stag feeding quietlyaway on our side of the lake. We soon gotclose enough to see that the head was a poorone. I tried to take a snapshot with thecamera, but when I got within fifty yards hesaw me
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland . THE THREE-HORNED STAG. ? BAD WATER [To face page 226. TO KOSKACODDE 225 However, a change of clothes was at hand andI was none the worse for my dip. Just as wegot into the new lake I saw a deer make off onthe far side, having seen us. I could not makeout whether it was a stag or a hind, as I onlysaw its rump disappearing in the trees. At thesame moment John saw a stag feeding quietlyaway on our side of the lake. We soon gotclose enough to see that the head was a poorone. I tried to take a snapshot with thecamera, but when I got within fifty yards hesaw me and was off. He was a fine big-bodiedbeast, and may have been one of the stags Stevehad seen in the morning. We pushed on aboutone mile, and camped on a promontory stretch-ing out into the lake. There was a nice sandyshelving beach and a perfect camping groundall ready, as it had been cleared by some otherparty the previous year, and only the under-growth had to be cut away. In the afternoon, taking the canoe, wepaddled quietly along the shore, and after
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