| If you are an occasional hunter, did you | | | | from several thousand acres down to |
| ever try hunting in group? Hunting with | | | | practically nothing. When hunting the |
| a companion is of great way and it helps | | | | smaller of these wood patches, one man |
| you also in your trail and stalking the | | | | would start and trail the deer, and his |
| deer. But it is difficult to find a | | | | companion would watch the place where |
| hunting companion who will be a help | | | | the animal could be expected to leave |
| rather than a hindrance. This is because | | | | the woods. In this type of hunting, the |
| unless they work, as a team, the chances | | | | man who jumps and trails the deer should |
| of either of them sighting a deer | | | | not try to stalk or to intercept the |
| depends more on luck than it does on | | | | animal, but should confine his attention |
| hunting skill. When hunting with a group | | | | to the trail unless he should overtake |
| that is large enough to cover all | | | | the deer and have a good chance for a |
| probable crossing places, it is not so | | | | shot. |
| important for the trailer to stick to | | | | When the trailer hunts as he would if |
| his trailing. It is not so important for | | | | alone, he is apt to cause the deer to |
| the trailer to stick to his trailing. | | | | change its course enough so that his |
| You can apply a different type of | | | | companion will have no chance to prevent |
| hunting when in group. | | | | the animal from reaching another piece |
| There are several ways in which two | | | | of woods and prolonging the hunt. Of |
| hunters may work as a team in deer | | | | course, when hunting with a group that |
| hunting. They may go into the woods and | | | | is large enough to cover all probable |
| travel a short distance apart in an | | | | crossing places, it is not so important |
| effort to stalk feeding or resting deer. | | | | for the trailer to stick to his |
| If they start a deer, they may separate, | | | | trailing. In such cases it is probably |
| with one man on the trail and the other | | | | better to organize a "drive" which is a |
| off to one side so that he may sight the | | | | different type of hunting and requires |
| deer if it should turn in an effort to | | | | different tactics. |
| evade the trailer. They should keep in | | | | While hunting with one or two |
| touch with each other so that as soon as | | | | companions, it is desirable for them to |
| the deer's course may be predicted, one | | | | have a plan and for each man to play his |
| of the men can circle and cut in ahead | | | | part in that plan until the deer's |
| of the deer and intercept it on its | | | | actions prove it to be useless and the |
| expected course. This is where most | | | | hunters have a chance to meet and devise |
| hunting teams become individual hunters. | | | | another plan. Nothing discourages a |
| If the deer fails to show up at the | | | | trailer more than to follow a trail to |
| expected place at the expected time, the | | | | the place where a man has been stationed |
| watcher is apt to start hunting | | | | only to find that he is gone. |
| aimlessly instead of trying to intercept | | | | Two hunters can work as a team in deer |
| the deer at another point or rejoin his | | | | hunting. Even though they go separate |
| companion in order to determine the | | | | ways they should keep in touch with each |
| deer's new course. If two hunters are | | | | other so that as soon as the deer's |
| able to contact each other occasionally, | | | | course may be predicted, one of the men |
| they may be able to alternate on the | | | | can circle and cut in ahead of the deer |
| trail and may hunt all day without too | | | | and intercept it on its expected course. |
| much fatigue to either. | | | | Therefore as a whole you can sum up that |
| A large part of my hunting has been done | | | | there is a need to have good combination |
| in a farming country where deer were in | | | | between the two of the hunters. |
| patches of woods which varied in size | | | | |