. The book of woodcraft . Games for the Camp 28s his shot, the other hunters go back to the ten-yard the deer is hit, all the shooting must be from the exactspot whence the successful shot was fired. A shot in the big oval is a body wound; that scores shot outside that is a scratch; that scores two. A shotin the small oval or heart is a heart wound; it scores ten,and ends the hunt. Arrows which do not stick do not. count, unless it can be proved that they passed rightthrough, in which case they take the highest score that theypierced. If all the arrows are used, and none in th
. The book of woodcraft . Games for the Camp 28s his shot, the other hunters go back to the ten-yard the deer is hit, all the shooting must be from the exactspot whence the successful shot was fired. A shot in the big oval is a body wound; that scores shot outside that is a scratch; that scores two. A shotin the small oval or heart is a heart wound; it scores ten,and ends the hunt. Arrows which do not stick do not. count, unless it can be proved that they passed rightthrough, in which case they take the highest score that theypierced. If all the arrows are used, and none in the heart, the deerescapes, and the boy who was deer scores twenty-five. The one who found the dummy is deer for the next clever deer can add greatly to the excitement of thegame. Originally we used paper for scent, but found it bad. ItUttered the woods, yesterdays trail was confused with thatof to-day, etc. Corn proved better, because the birds 286 The Book of Woodcraft and the squirrels kept it cleaned up from day to day, andthus the ground was always ready for a fresh start. Butthe best of all is the hoof mark for the shoe. These ironhoof marks are fast to a pair of shoes, and leave a trailmuch Hke a real deer. This has several advantages. Itgives the hunter a chance to tell where the trail doubled,and wliich way the deer was going. It is more reaHstic, anda boy who can follow this skilfully can follow a living deer
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