A shooting trip to Kamchatka . er, as well asfor the capital grazing, partly due to the sea salt. Thewell-known Normandy prcs-salcs owe their celebrityto the same cause. I am inclined to believe thatKamchatkan bighorn, for the same reasons, growlarger and stronger along the sea coast than in theinterior of the peninsula. The fact remains that theheads obtained by me, or picked up by the nativesnear the coast, proved finer than any of those whichwe obtained in the Ganal region. Taking the horns and some meat, we now retracedour steps in the direction of camp. It was no lightjob, heavily laden a
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . er, as well asfor the capital grazing, partly due to the sea salt. Thewell-known Normandy prcs-salcs owe their celebrityto the same cause. I am inclined to believe thatKamchatkan bighorn, for the same reasons, growlarger and stronger along the sea coast than in theinterior of the peninsula. The fact remains that theheads obtained by me, or picked up by the nativesnear the coast, proved finer than any of those whichwe obtained in the Ganal region. Taking the horns and some meat, we now retracedour steps in the direction of camp. It was no lightjob, heavily laden as we were, the General and I, toreascend the ridge ; luckily on the other side wewere able to slide down the steep snow-shoots almostthe whole way back to the place where the poniesawaited us, and reached the tents in three hours, atseven Littledale had already returned withthree fair heads, one of which measured thirty-threeinches, the other two being smaller, lie had onlyseen these three rams together with a herd of ten. p:3 o Q >-i S w J_^ G 7? > a3 hc3 i-f O 2^ CV) W !n !^ hQ > ^ U o sc *A ^ O ?«» V- ^ W S ^ o o 200 A SHOOTING IRIP TO KAMCHATKA food when snow covers everything several feet deep,is a mystery. There can be no doubt that Ovis nivicolais considerably more plentiful along the coasts, wherelift- is made easier for them, both on account of theconstant breeze, which blows away mosquitoes insummer and carries off the snow in winter, as well aslor the capital grazing, partly due to the sea salt. Thewell-known Normandy pres-sales owe their celebrityfh>--• I am inclined to believe thatfcr the sanT- r-asons, otow n the , we now retfac( dlirection of camp. It was no light!•;;). heavily laden as we were, the General and I, toreascend the ridge; luckily on the other side wewere able to slide down the steep snow-shoots almostihe whole way back to the place where the poniesawaited us, and reached the tents in :seven Littledale had already ret
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