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Show Maritime Hiintevs Albemarb D.'v ' - . , . - ::y J r $ "f . - L , s A- Hunters in tidewater North Carolina are forced to turn sailors to ccpe with the peculiar natural advantages advan-tages protecting the Albemarle deer. Since the hunters cannot penetrate (lie swamps on the sound shores near Plymouth, they carry their dogs in boats and set them ashore on large islands inhabited by the deer. Hunters wait for the deer to start for the mainland, chased by the dogs. Then, under Albemarle hunting custom, the hunter-boatman nearest a swimming deer is entitled to first shot. Gun poised, the-hunter must wait until the deer makes land, and is then permitted his shot. The buck on the left would have escaped if the boat had rocked in a swell, or if he had been slightly faster. |