It was then around 9 o'clock and he knew that if the herdwas to use the trail that day, he should see something soon.The weather might have disrupted their timetable, but hewas gambling that it had not.
Presently, he saw a movement on the opposite side of thetrail; he was not sure just what it was but he was on thealert. A doe came browsing along followed by the two fawns.They passed his blind and did not notice the hunter. Twomore doe went by. They were followed by the buck, sneak-ing along with head down, about twenty yards on the otherside of the trail. John picked out an opening through whichhis arrow could pass without interference and came to halfdraw. Just as the deer entered the opening, John loosed thearrow. He saw it strike low on the chest, just behind theshoulder joint and ranged a little forward. He thought thathe was too low, so he nocked another arrow. The deer rearedupward. When his fore feet struck the ground, he went down
