. Sporting notes in Newfoundland [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. :'^iâ¢?):.â¢â â ^. 9G '** Look, Captain, bi/j ntaj;," as a gleam of sunslunc lit up the snow-while bide of u noble beast. The bi{^ stags at this season are uhiiost white, their necks entirely so. The deer was hurryin^jf along, evidently on the trail of other deer; we ran to cut him off, but he had already disappeared in the woods, so there was nothing for it but to follov/ on his tracks. At this tiie Indians art marvellously skilful; with eyes upon the ground, they follow at a rapid pace, noting every
. Sporting notes in Newfoundland [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. :'^iâ¢?):.â¢â â ^. 9G '** Look, Captain, bi/j ntaj;," as a gleam of sunslunc lit up the snow-while bide of u noble beast. The bi{^ stags at this season are uhiiost white, their necks entirely so. The deer was hurryin^jf along, evidently on the trail of other deer; we ran to cut him off, but he had already disappeared in the woods, so there was nothing for it but to follov/ on his tracks. At this tiie Indians art marvellously skilful; with eyes upon the ground, they follow at a rapid pace, noting every blade of grass pressed, every stone displaced, or mud stirred. 'Xha trail would have been easy enough to follow but for the numerous tracks of. deer all leading down to the valley; and it was evident that a large company had preceded us, u fact of which our old stag was doubtless well aware. â¢' We struck down through some woods, picking, our way by the ** leads" or open passes, well trodden by deer, when I happened to catch a glimpse of some white x)bjects in the valley below. A glance through the glasses pronounced them to be a " company" of deer, and al- though we could not make out a stag, we were perfect- ly well assured that one would be amongst them, and our old friend's hurry to get into the valley became apparent. Picking Our way cautiously down through the wood, we at length reached the valley and found ourselves within a few hundred yards of the deer, which we at once proceeded to stalk. The deer were scattered about feeding amongst some immense boul- ders, and we had no difficulty in approaching to within 150 yards of the nearest hind, but still no stag could we see. snow-storm now came. 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 Kennedy, W. R. (William R
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