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Title: The hunter and the trapper in North America ; or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. From the French of Bénédict Révoil
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891
Subjects: Hunting Game and game-birds
Publisher: London, New York : T. Nelson and Sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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llowed them without delay. At first theturkeys in utter astonishment watched our advance, with-out any one of them offering to move. They ceased fromtheir pastimes, and remained on the qui-vive. When wearrived within fifty paces, one of the largest cocks of theturkey fraternity gave forth an impetuous acceleratedclucking, which became the signal for a general disper-sion. Then we fired simultaneously, and three victimslay stretched upon the ground. Black and Nick rushed in pursuit of the birds, whichwere scattered in all directions; but a whistle recalledthem to our sides, and while we reloaded our guns, ourBedskin attendant tied the three turkeys by their feet, andthrew them over his shoulder. The wind blew from the north, yet the air was warmand balmy. We decided upon continuing the chase towindward, that we might have a greater chance of gettingnear our game. We therefore bore to the right, withoutlosing a minute. M. Simonton and I directed our course towards the IN HOT PURSUIT. 45
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WE DECIDED ON THE LATTER PLAN, AND LET SLIP OUR DOGS nearest detachment of turkeys. These birds had made aflight of from one hundred to one hundred and fifty paces;then we had seen them, to use a vulgar but expressivephrase, take to their heels, and trot like ostriches. On 46 HUNTING DOWN THE GAME. entering another undulation of the praiiie they werehidden among the herbage. Here we lost sight of them, but our dogs soon recoveredthe scent; yet, spite of their persevering search, theycould find none of the turkeys. After wheeling about,and wandering to and fro, they halted before a thick massof shrubs and reeds, which rose to an elevation of aboutthirteen feet. Once arrived at this point, where the game had disap-peared from our eyes, our dogs again recovered the scent. This manoeuvring lasted for nearly a quarter of anhour; but, at length, the Kedskin who accompanied ussaid to M. Simonton in his picturesque language :— *^ The black bird is cunning, and wishes to cheat thepale-face.

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