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20 Woodcraft Birch Bark Roll of the firing-line ; all must be back of the line on which the shooter stands. There is no limit to the situations and curious combina- tions in this hunt. The deer may be left standing or lying. There is no law why it should not be hidden behind a solid tree trunk. The game develops as one follows it. After it has been played for some time with the iron hoof mark as above, the boys grow so skillful on the trail that we can dispense with even the corn. The iron mark like a deer hoof leaves a very realistic “slot’’ or track, which the more skillful boys readily follow through the woods. A hunt, is usually for three, five, or more deer, according to agreement, and the result is reckoned by points on the whole chase. Archery Golf This game has been suggested by Woodcrafter Glen Perry of Los Angeles. Targets are made of either burlap or cardboard to rep- resent the animals and birds, such as rabbit, fox, wolf, bear, etc. These are placed at intervals through the woods. The boy, with a bow and quiver of arrows, starts off in the hunt. The lowest score wins the game. The first animal is in plain sight, and he is allowed two shots to hit the target. He must shoot from where his arrow lands each time, scoring I for each shot taken. From this first animal, the second can be seen; and he goes about killing that one in the same manner. As he progresses, the animals grow in ferocity, until the last is reached. This is the grizzly bear, and must be killed from a great distance. Much can be added to increase the fun in the game. To lay the course, some one should go over it with a bow to determine the distances of shots and placement of the ani- mals. To make the game more difficult, a ring may be drawn on the side of the animal to count as a death shot. The animal must be killed before going on to the next tar- get. Far Sight, or Spot the Rabbit Take two six-inch squares of stiff white pasteboard or whitened wood. On each of these draw an outline Rabbit, one an exact duplicate of the other. Make twenty round, black wafers or spots, each half an inch across. Let one