. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE SIBERIAN WILD SHEEP easy gunshot, but he was too much out of breath from his spurt to shoot with any certainty of hitting the mark. Before his heart ceased beating and he was In condition to be sure of his aim the beasts took alarm, probably from a back draught of the wind. All stopped eating and every head was held erect. There was not an instant to lose. Chooslne the nearest ram, which was really about as large as any In the. ©jE^ti^-Sir-^^Stf^^SS; herd, the hunter fired. The great beast sprang clear In the air and then rolled
. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE SIBERIAN WILD SHEEP easy gunshot, but he was too much out of breath from his spurt to shoot with any certainty of hitting the mark. Before his heart ceased beating and he was In condition to be sure of his aim the beasts took alarm, probably from a back draught of the wind. All stopped eating and every head was held erect. There was not an instant to lose. Chooslne the nearest ram, which was really about as large as any In the. ©jE^ti^-Sir-^^Stf^^SS; herd, the hunter fired. The great beast sprang clear In the air and then rolled over klcklnsr and struofCTlIng. The herd vanished like magic leaving their leader behind. The head proved to be even larger than the skull that the hunter had found on the first day he arrived. It is likely that within the next few years we shall know more of this wonderful sheep and exactly what relation it bears, from a naturalist's point of view, to the other members of its family. One thing Is certain, however, that In size and weight of body, beauty and breadth of horns it is easily In the front Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hyde, John, 1874- [from old catalog]. New York, McLoughlin brothers
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