American Big-Game Hunting 
fresh meat we had in the spring and summer. 
Of course at such times we killed only bucks, 
and even these only when we positively 
needed the flesh. 
In all its ways and habits the prongbuck 
differs as much from deer and elk as from 
goat and sheep. Now that the buffalo has 
gone, it is the only game really at home on 
the wide plains. It is a striking-looking little 
creature, with its big bulging eyes, single- 
pronged horns, and the sharply contrasted 
coloration of its coat; this coat, by the way, 
being composed of curiously coarse and brittle 
hair. In marked contrast to deer, antelope 
never seek to elude observation; all they 
care) tor (1s to ibe wable: to “see ‘themselves: 
As they have good noses and wonderful 
eyes, and as they live by preference where 
there is little or no cover, shots at them are 
usually obtained only at far longer range 
than is the case with other game; and yet, 
as they are easily seen, and often stand look- 
ing at the hunter just barely within very long 
rifle-range, they are always tempting their 
pursuer to the expenditure of cartridges. 
More shots are wasted at antelope than at 
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