Photographing Wild Game 
joint which could be easily attached to the 
front of the camera, and a small handle by 
which the back could be supported by the 
hand and moved in any required direction, 
would answer every purpose. The image 
made by this lens is so large, and the field 
comparatively so small, that it requires the 
facility and precision of sighting which are 
obtained in the rifle. I use no finders, pre- 
ferring sights exclusively. 
With this incomplete sketch of a hunting 
photographer's weapons, let us consider the 
conditions under which he must capture his 
game; and suppose him in pursuit of the 
king of all stags, the noble elk,— giving him 
the advantage even of being in hearing of 
the clear bugle-note which never fails to thrill 
the hunter who has once heard it and so 
knows its significance. To make a successful 
stalk with a rifle, he would simply get his 
game between himself and the wind, and 
approach with such caution, and under such 
cover, as circumstances permitted. When once 
within gunshot, ninety-nine times out of one 
hundred he might make a successful termi- 
nation to the stalk, without ever seeing more 
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