Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-21


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ieAuOlhUt very dec6ssfuirmtth0dgfdVe f
stalkiBN Whi8haisa pfactieedi q rood deaIin
the sparsely popuiaiednd districts ofRsris aud
NsSiea where The game b abupdaut end
accustomed to RSazing In chs. Dciniys Of
cattle and horses, 10 by making use. OF a
gentle and traetAble horse and 0iuie, ard ap
preaching as near the deer al can con
vicinity be done without gitfhe fah darn
(sbout three hundred yaIds); she hunter
then ldismoOnta, attaches otrc eni OF
his chipping stiek, OF other small rod d the
Bride. bit BY means Of a string; he then
takes the opposite end OF the rod in one
hand, bis rife IN the other, and, placing
himself near his horses shoulder on the ops
posite side from the deer, so % TO be screened
iIom their observation by the horse, he
mOyes OF very slowly in q direction not
directly toward the game, but SO as TO pass
within q desirable rifle range, and upon the
lee eide. With the stick he is enabled to
guide bis horse, stop him, or turn him in
any direction he may desire. In this man
ner he proceeds in q slow walk, carefully
covering himself behind the horse, and
gradually bearing toward the deer.
During the approach the deer will some
times take alarm, raise their heads, and cast
a startled and inquiting look at the horse.
Should this occur, the hunter will at once
stop and allow his horse to crop the grass,
while be himself lowers his head SO as to be
entirely screened from the deer. As soon
as they regain their composure and resume
their grazing, he proceeds again, and will
generally be able to get within short rife
range, when he can stoop down and fire
under his horses belly OF neck. If how
ever, the stalking horse has not been trained
to this particular method of hunting, or il
alarmed at the report Of fire. arms, the hunter
should carry the lariat rope in his hand, and,
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the guidiDg-stick, and allow his horse
to pass on, while he remains upon the
ground behind and places himself Ia a posi-
ion TO fire the instant he is uncovered by
the horse. have often hunted in this way.
and with good success. l observed that
after a herd had been stalked several times,
they become weary, after which it was
necessary to unsaddle before commencing
the approach.
Another successful bnt not very sportmau.
libe method of deer stalking is resorted to
by the interruptions pot hunters in Western
Texas and Mexico, and which il so entirely
different from any other l have heard Of that
it is worthy of a notice for its originality. 1t
consists in making use of a dry and stiff OK
hide, 10 one end of which a rope ia attached.
A yoke of well. trained and gentle oxen are
then hitcbed to the rope, and the hunter
drives out into the p~rairies where the deer
resort. When he discovers herd, and has
approached as near as he can be without dis.
turbing them, he seats himself upon the
bide, and without speaking or making any
other noise, directs the team with his whip
the game. During the approach be
allows his cattle to move slowly, and occa-
TO stop and crop the grass. He is
well screened by the oxen and the prairie
grass, and will find it a very easy matter 10
Drive within a short rife distance without
being discovered. After killing a deer, he
places 1t upon his drag and drives on in
search of Others.