Ursalo was a lethal demon but he was not a tracker and stalker like Ranuk. Snakes were meant to wait for their prey to enter striking distance and once in that dangerous circle, they were as good as dead. One shot of venom was all it took. In a fight, that made Ursalo a formidable opponent, but in a hunt for large animals that traveled in herds, Ursalo was nearly useless.<br/><br/>Still, he had some tricks up his sleeves that could prove helpful.<br/><br/>Ursalo walked without shoes as the soles of his feet were sensitive to the vibrations in the ground. He could feel the minuscule scurrying of rodents in the underbrush and the movement of den dwellers making their homes in the dirt. There was a family of badgers, not very far from them, and the shuffling steps of a porcupine among the ferns. There was a stream to the east, a small babbling brook where beavers had diverted its flow, and distantly, with some concentration, Ursalo could feel the heavy thudding of hooves that were probably the elk that Ranuk spoke of.<br/><br/>He could not feel Ranuk himself, as the white demon was too swift to catch and stepped so lightly even with his heavy bulk.<br/><br/>"I can feel hooves," Ursalo announced, though he hardly had to show the way as Tamlin was already on the right track, following the signs as Ranuk had.<br/><br/>Eventually they found the herd grazing at the edges of a meadow, cautiously sticking close to the treeline so as to have cover for escape should they be ambushed. There were six cows and four calfs, not a rack in sight, all unaware of the white watcher in the trees above and the approaching hunters downwind. They were watchful even when at ease, their ears flicking to every sound and at least one head scanning the surroundings while the others ate their fill.<br/><br/>Ursalo knew of elk. There were demons that possessed elk blood and their racks were showy and impressive, but to see the actual animals themselves was a bit of a disappointment. He did not realize that females did not grow antlers as Ranuk never mentioned them in his great hunting stories.<br/><br/>He only shared the exciting ones afterall, the ones where the chase was more important than the meat.