130 Deer and Antelope of North America 



for the shot. A pronghorn is the easiest of all 

 game to hit running, as in spite of its speed it has 

 an exceedingly even gait, and there is of course no 

 cover ; so that if I was at all close, I would count 

 on getting the buck before it was out of range. 

 Where the ground was favorable I once killed 

 three prongbucks in one day in this fashion, and 

 very often got one or two. It is to my mind the 

 most exhilarating way of hunting this, the true 

 game of the plains. 



