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    THE FIELD FROM THE ARCHIVES

    Jun 16, 2022 4 minutes

    he problem presented to the hill-stalker is to approach deer, lying or feeding on a hillside, in such a manner that they neither see him, hear him, nor get wind of him, till he has crawled within the desired distance and pulled his trigger. To solve this problem with success requires a knowledge of the habits of the deer and of the ground they frequent. The drawback to this lies in the fact that the chief pleasure of the sport, the match between the wit of man and the wit of the stag, falls to the share of the stalker, and every keen sportsman will cherish the

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