Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 428
it is, too. I shallnever forget my unbounded astonishmentwhen I first saw a big antlered buck ofthis species go flying down the crest of abare ridge in the bad-lands of the Mus-selshell. He bounded past my position,in full view for a quarter of a mile, andI had an excellent view of him. He didnot… … THE BLACK-TAII, OR MULE-DEER. 944 OUR MOOSE, ELK, AND DEER. [Sept. upward and forward every time he touched itwith his feet. He did actually bend his kneesa trifle, just as his feet touched, to throw hisbody upward again, while his strong hind legsshot him forward. It was all so easy, and…
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