American Big-Game Hunting 
and, following it cautiously for about a mile 
through the open, it led into a dense patch of 
pine on the side of the mountain. Proceed- 
ing very carefully now, I soon made out the 
outline of a fine old ram that had wandered 
off here in the timber to be by himself. Giv- 
ing him no time to run, for I was close upon 
him, certainly not farther than twenty-five 
yards, I planted a shot just back of the shoul- 
der, but he did not seem to mind it. I gave 
him another when he started to walk slowly 
off. One more shot in the same place, and 
down he came.. Even then he died hard. 
Such is the vitality of an old ram; for upon ex- 
amining him I found his heart all torn to 
pieces. This was a good head of nearly six- 
teen inches circumference of horns, and the 
girth of chest was forty-six inches. In return- 
ing to camp for horses to pack him on, I jumped 
five more sheep, but having done well enough, 
they were allowed to disappear in safety. 
Sheep have a wonderfully keen vision, and 
it is absolutely useless to try to get to them 
if they once see you, unless you happen to be 
above them and on their favorite runway; then 
they huddle together and try to break back 
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