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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