A shooting trip to Kamchatka . at full speed, stopping suddenly to begin thesame oame over aoain. Followed bv the General,I slid out of view, and making a small detour toleeward, crept stealthily up a boulder, from the top ofwhich I discovered the unsuspicious pair a hundredand twenty yards below me. Again the report of myrifle aroused the slumbering echoes of the mountains,bringing down the furthest animal, which droppedmotionless on the snow. A second shot wounded theother, which dashed frantically uphill with a heavygrowl. I let him approach, and then gave him hisquietus at close quarters f
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . at full speed, stopping suddenly to begin thesame oame over aoain. Followed bv the General,I slid out of view, and making a small detour toleeward, crept stealthily up a boulder, from the top ofwhich I discovered the unsuspicious pair a hundredand twenty yards below me. Again the report of myrifle aroused the slumbering echoes of the mountains,bringing down the furthest animal, which droppedmotionless on the snow. A second shot wounded theother, which dashed frantically uphill with a heavygrowl. I let him approach, and then gave him hisquietus at close quarters full in the chest. Bothanimals proved smaller than the first one, but theircoats were darker and in good order. Three bears inan hours time was no common quarry, and I beganto think it was time to turn my attention to sheep. Leaving our (juarry to be skinned on the way back,we decided to pursue our course to higher ground insearch of bighorn. We started accordingly ploughingour way through the light mosses, and carefully spying. A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATK , reached the same ridge. A few miriutes bears came in sight to our left, apparentlyvlisturbed by my shots. They were quietly playing•^•ether and rolling themselves on the moss ; one ofn would occasionally make a rush at his companiono frighten him, and both would then gallop full speed, stopping suddenly to begin the>llowed by the General,?lall detour tolee^^ f g whicii i S nty ya Q -d the .^,.1 W H down the -? ; K motionless on the snow. A sec-/ ;•?&4 Other, which dashed frantically uphill v,, growl [ •< r h • MiM^oHch, and then gave him iiisI !\s full in the chest. Botn vicr than the first one, but the\rdarker and in good order. Three bears inan hours time was no common quarrv, aito think it was time to turn my atr< ? Leaving our quarry to be skiiiwe decided to pursue our cours^< irch of bighorn. We startedour way through the light m ^ in;;
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