The book of woodcraft and Indian lore by Seton Ernest Thompson 1860-1946

Author:Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Outdoor life, Indians of North America -- Social life and customs, Fungi, Trees -- United States
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, Page
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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his shot, the other hunters go back to the ten-yard limit. Once the deer is hit, all the shooting must be from the exact spot whence the successful shot was fired.

A shot in the big oval is a body wound; that scores five, A shot outside that is a scratch; that scores two. A shot in the small oval or heart is a heart wound; it scores ten, and ends the hunt. Arrows which do not stick do not

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count, unless it can be proved that they passed right through, in which case they take the highest score that they pierced.

If all the arrows are used, and none in the heart, the deer escapes, and the boy who was deer scores twenty-five.

The one who found the dummy is deer for the next hunt. A clever deer can add greatly to the excitement of the game.

Originally we used paper for scent, but found it bad. It Htt^ed the woods, yesterday's trail was confused with that of to-day, etc. Corn proved better, because the birds

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