They then started before daybreak and scattered themselves in the woods at a considerable distance behind the commencement of these fences, each man separated from his fellow by about 80 yards.

Every Huron carried two pieces of wood, one like a drumstick and the other like a flat, resonant board.

They struck the flat piece of wood with the drumstick and it made a loud clanging sound.

The deer who swarmed in the forest, hearing this noise, fled before the savages, who drove them steadily towards the converging fences.

As they closed up, the Hurons imitated very cleverly the yapping of wolves.