. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. m TIIK 1!0(KY MnfVTAIX ' 'M7 whidi clings with great tenacity to any (jbjt'ct with which it conies in contact. Tlie young of this species (usually one, hut s(rtnetijues two in number) are (lroi»i»e(l in May or the early part of June; and wlieu a few days old, will follow tlieii' mothers, if alarmed, over rocky walls where it would seem that a Wi
. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. m TIIK 1!0(KY MnfVTAIX ' 'M7 whidi clings with great tenacity to any (jbjt'ct with which it conies in contact. Tlie young of this species (usually one, hut s(rtnetijues two in number) are (lroi»i»e(l in May or the early part of June; and wlieu a few days old, will follow tlieii' mothers, if alarmed, over rocky walls where it would seem that a Wildcat could scarcely liiid a foot-hold. The flesh of the liocky Mountain Shet-p is adjudged liy most hunters the most delicious venison in the mountains, and the roasted ribs of a fat young ram, with a couple of hard-tacks, have often, after a hard day's climb, furnished nie a repast that I have relished more, lieside my camp-tire, than any spread I ever sat down to within t he confines ot civilization. Notwithstanding all the natural instincts of the Big Horn, he may ))e overcome by the experienced and skillful liunter. The natural alertness, the wariness, the keen eve, the quick ear, and the acute scent of the one. are no match for the trained eye, the cat-like tread of moccasined foot, the superior reasoning faculties, and th(^ ])reech-loading rifle of the other; for. after all, the white man is the snuirl- est aninud on the earth. And so the doom (»f the Mountain Sheep is written in his own l)lood. as is that of all the ' j,e game animals on this c(mtinent. How long it will be before the bones of the last specimen of this noble race are left to whiten on his native rocks, it is to say; but it is only a question of time. Within the memory of men now living, there were thou- sands of wild Sheep on various mountain ranges in Colo- rado where not a track of one has been seen for Ave years past; and some of the best-infoinied hunters and guides assert that there
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