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Section 9. Here, you will note that the hind feet do notreach as far as the forefeet; the toes are pointed slightly out-

Deer Tracks

Figure 46. Deer Tracks

ward and the tracks are a noticeable distance from the centerline. If such tracks are large and not quite so pointed at thetoes, the chances are that it was made by a large, fat buck.

Section 10. Tracks of a deer on the trot. These tracks ap-pear farther apart than those of a walking deer; they aredirectly on the center line.

Section 11. Here, we see a decided drag leading to and fromthe tracks. These were probably made by a buck but notduring the mating season.

Section 12. Tracks of a buck during the mating season. Heseems to have thrown caution to the wind and to have for-gotten his usual pride as we see a continuous drag from trackto track.

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