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Excerpt from History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, Vol. 2: By the Three Great European Powers, Spain, France, and Great British, and the Subsequent Occupation, Settlement, and Extension of Civil Government by the United States, Until the Year 1846
The hunting camp is at length erected in a suitable situation in some valley or dell protected by hills from the northern blasts, as well as from discovery by Indians. The hunting camp is a half-faced cabin, made of logs or stakes driven into the ground, inclosed on three sides with slabs, bark, or skins, and covered on top with the same, the roof sloping from the open front backward. In front is the log fire; inside are the slabs, moss, and skins for the bed. Sometimes a hunting camp serves for several years, especially when made with care.
Hunting was not a mere ramble in pursuit of game, with out skill and calculation. The hunter must be skilled in the nature and habits of the animals he expects to take, in the weather, and their predilections in what situation the game is to be found, whether on hill-sides, bottoms, or on high hills. In stormy weather the deer always seek the most sheltered places, and on the leeward side of hills in rainy weather, with but little wind, they generally keep in the Open woods, and on the highest ground.
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