After Wapiti in Wyoming 



However, a rest for a few minutes got me in 

 order, and slowly climbing the hill, I looked 

 over and saw that the band, a hundred yards 

 away, had stopped feeding, and with elevated 

 heads were trying to catch the scent of pos- 

 sible danger. I decided to chance a shot, and 

 with lungs well filled covered the bull. At 

 the report, I heard the shot strike, and with 

 three leaps he came to his knees, but only 

 quickly to regain his feet and trot away. I 

 started on the run toward him, and he 

 having then reached the brook, leaped for 

 the opposite bank. Firing while he was in 

 the air, I saw him fall on his head on landing, 

 and hurried up just as he was having his last 

 struggle. My first shot had been too far 

 back ; the second went in at the flank, rang- 

 ing forward and breaking his shoulder. 



His harem were somewhat dazed, and did 

 not evince much fear, but stood crowded to- 

 gether looking at me. I shouted at them, 

 and as that did not frighten them away, waved 

 my hat and walked toward the band; they only 

 trotted a few yards and halted, facing me. I 

 then fired a shot over their heads, and run- 

 ning at full speed toward them, they broke 

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