John was beginning to understand just what was meant bythe expression, "A 20 to 1 chance." If he were armed with arifle, he could have easily killed both bucks. He was not dis-couraged; he seemed to be enjoying his experiences and learn-ing by the hour.
He followed the trail back to where it forked; there hecautiously moved on in the direction of the bedding grounds.He selected a nice spot to eat his lunch, a position that gavehim a good view of the trail. He watched and rested for abouttwo hours and then decided to stalk the bedding ground; hereasoned that the first group he saw would now be beddeddown.
