Very fresh droppings indicate that they had been there not over twenty minutes ago. They search to find which way they had gone and find that they had taken cover along no recognizable trail; something had disturbed them. Possibly the deer had detected their approach.
They reason that the herd will circle around and take the trail back toward a bedding ground, the location of which is not known to the hunters. Since the wind is no longer favorable, they decide that Henry will circle by the way of a ridge and cut the trail about a half mile farther back, hoping that he can beat the deer to this position. John remains where he is until he hears the call of a crow which will be the signal that Henry has arrived and that he is ahead of the deer. Thirty minutes later John hears the signal and follows the trail some four or five hundred yards where he sees very fresh signs. He is then satisfied that the group is between him and Henry. John follows on; he makes a little noise, now and then, by shaking a bush and emitting a low whistle; he follows slowly. His purpose is to make the deer suspicious rather than putting them on alert; he wants them to pay more attention to their back trail than to the trail ahead. This strategy works. Henry is in good cover; he hears the deer approach. He sees a doe pass his opening; then a buck
