. 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. TIIK I'KCCAIIV. :v.)',] Tilt'liist night out I \\;\h lucky enoiiii;'!! to k\]\ a large Mult? Dt't'r, hut it j)rovr(l to !»•' ])oor. TIih m-xt dny wo only travt'lt'd about twcnty-st'vt'ii miles, and cainpcd at a small spring, well up in IIm' mountains. We saw numbers ol' ilovt's, and al'ler we got our liorscs staked out 1 shot the heads oJF several of t
. 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. TIIK I'KCCAIIV. :v.)',] Tilt'liist night out I \\;\h lucky enoiiii;'!! to k\]\ a large Mult? Dt't'r, hut it j)rovr(l to !»•' ])oor. TIih m-xt dny wo only travt'lt'd about twcnty-st'vt'ii miles, and cainpcd at a small spring, well up in IIm' mountains. We saw numbers ol' ilovt's, and al'ler we got our liorscs staked out 1 shot the heads oJF several of them, and we had a Spanish stew, which was very line, Near the spring, we noticed well- beaten trails made liy the I'eccai'ies coming there for water. iNfy giude insisted on going up the niountaiu to capture one of them, but 1 would not listen to it, knowing the dangler there is in attacking a drove of them on their way to water. Early the next morning, W(> packed, and slarteil just as the sun was showing over the mountain^ We had trav- eled about five miles, when my guide pointed to the oppo- site side of the canon we were traveling in, and about three hundred yards distant I saw a large held of IVccai'ies I'eeding. We stopped, and my guide being anxious to have a shot, took the L(mg Tom, and afltM' raising the sights to the proper distance, took deliberate aim. resting his gun on a rock, and tired directly into the centei- of the bunch. At the re]>ortof the gun they threw np thtdr heads, and seemed to wonder where the noise came from. The ball siiiick too high. The next shot was better, stiiking near the center of the herd; but they only gathered closer together and snuffed the air. The third shot struck a rock, and the ball whi//ing through the aii' seemed to frighten them, for they started down the canon and were soon out of sight. We then remounted and I'esumed our journey. There was water wliei'e we stopped at noon, so we stayed late; and after filling our canteen
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