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Show EER SEASON CPESS SATURDAY ItlCI.OW JS A COI.VJIX OF 1'SKITL l.M OKMATIOX OX Hl XTl.(i VKVAl By JAMES ENGLAND Semi upon country with good grass, brush clumps and scattered scat-tered patches of timber is favored favor-ed by deer, although bucks, especially es-pecially like a rocky territory and the big ones are frequently found in almost inaccessible country. South slopes are usual-. usual-. ly preferred by deer although after the hunting season opens ..and they become frightened they will seek protective cover. After they will hide in dense timber during the day, feeding by moonlight or early in the morning or late at night. Their diet is composed df brushwood, acorns, tree , leaves and sprouts almost any tender ' browse. They fatten on acorns .and like mushrooms exceedingly well. Big bucks are frequently iound feeding on cold north slopes; at times on deer brush, wild grapes, etc. Bright colors do not frighten fright-en deer. However, they are quick to detect the slightest movement and perhaps do detect de-tect a moving red object quicker than one in neutral tone. Look for them early and late :around water holes and near the lead of draws. During the heat of day they may often be found lying in th shade of brush or -trees high up on the slopes. In stalking, a quiet approach is a necessity. Deer have sensitive sensi-tive nerve . endings between the toes and detect vibrations of the earth. In the approach of near the knees, and may be located by the short, stiff hair of a dark color and oily texture growing over them. Cut all around this spot and remove skin and all. There is considerable consider-able controversy over whether testicles should be removed as soon aa the deer "is killed. Follow Fol-low your own judgment or that of an experienced hunter with you. Make a slit in the abdomen approximately 15 inches long immediately behind the brisket. Reach inside with your knife and cut around the diaphragm. Sever the intestines at both ends of the abdominal cavity, swing deer around so that it's back is uphill and draw out the intestines intes-tines through the slit Using a bunch of grass, clean Horses or otner aeer mey win sense ground vibrations before hearing any sound. This faculty helps protect them when they feed near noisy streams. If you follow fresh tracks they will lead you into the deer country at least, but don't go too fast as Mr. and Mrs. Deer, or both nu.y -Z.c: jusi ahead and out of sight for many hours. If the .ground is dry, thereby making mak-ing your footsteps noisy, find a good look-out and sit down. Deer interpret any unnatural sounds such as sneezing, coughing, cough-ing, talking, etc., as a danger . signal causing them to scamper .away. Deer have keen hearing. They also watch for an object ob-ject in motion and may even ' detect you by smell if the breeze is favorable. If possible hunt into the wind, ;as the sound of your progress -will not carry so far ahead of you. Also, your body scent will not be carried so quickly to the out all blood possible from the cavity. The slit may then be sewed up with a scrap of cord, passing it through holes punched in the hide. You can then carry vnur deer without getting dirt inside. The slit being sewed up will likewise prevent getting blood on your shoulders if you carry the deer alone. Deer heart and liver are choice delicacies and should not be discarded. dis-carded. They may be carried to camp either inside the deer or inside a small sack carried for the purpose. . Hang the deer by its hind legs immediately upon reaching camp, as the large ends of the circulatory circula-tory system drain toward the heart and neck. Open the full KrtW oc Knnn as DOS- Does and small buck win range together, but big bucks will nearly ; always be found alone and in rough country. A buck grows his first prongs during his second summer and tmsually ads a new point each year up to about five years old. Thereafter a buck's horns grow very irregular, with branches growing in all direcitons, making it impossible to tell his exact age by his horns. His teeth are a more accurate way of determ-: determ-: ining his age. Manv experts claim that you Many experts claim that you can not tell a buck track from that of a doe, as big doe tracks greatly resemblesN a buck track in many cases. But, of course, buck tracks are usually found above and in rougher countrq. They are more heart shaped thfa a doe track and are wider at the rear. Don't shoot at a deer if you can't plainly see with the j naked eye whether or not it has horns. The distance depends de-pends upon the gun and the hunter. . If you wound a deer do not follow it immediately. If yu length of the body as soon as possible, pos-sible, using a hatchet to cut through the brisket and pelvic bone. Prop the cavity open with a couple of short sticks and flush out the inside thoroughly with ,old water. Deer so handled w,;2 taste much better and will almost be entirely free of any "eamey" flavor. Put the heart and liver m a pan of cold salt water as soon as vou have finished washing the Wood out of your deer. In from two to three hours they will prove to be a Vial treat fried with either onions or bacon. M Zod hunters never drag me follow a bleeding deer it may keep going for hours. Smart Iwnters sit down and wait ror about an hour, then follow the blood trail, usually finding their animal fairly near. Walking long distances, especially especial-ly in very dry weather is usually usual-ly futile. Deer can hear tne hunter long before he comes into in-to ranee under such conditions Good hunters never drag nf anv kind. Make a two man cai-ri cai-ri by tying a short rope to the fTonfknees5 from the to the rear gambnels. The front man puts head over one..sphut1hdee.r and the front legs over the other. The rear man puts rear legs over The rear nui v d carry dee r.TIfSalonegspUt the dTer'and cai-ry it in two trip. ni- carc-for carc-for the night, has ,t up by t tine a stick ar.ass the rear gambriels and nan on a cro or snap, then H i the w with ffW-ft- bouRhs to keep mt the ha"k and WIC1 rther animals will tiot touch the deer for several days. Do 8t "insert enough boughs to stop air circulation thrown ui chest cavity. sighted Once y.-u get T ' i0nr don't move tne J cn the distances, simply hoid up animal. For example s.t and will bound over the mil or slip into dense timber. Veteran hunters usually move around V6ry little, but pick spots where they can watch a wide territory or a natural runway and sit stiu. Bleed a deer at the base of the neck, between the shouin-ers. shouin-ers. It is here that you win find the junction of the two large arteries feeding head and shoulders. A deer bird here will drain clean, making trie meat lighter color and more tender. Place the hd quarters quar-ters uphill if possible so me body will drain thoroughly. Remove the musk sacks immediately. im-mediately. They are found on 'the inner side of the hind legs |