Photographing Wild Game 
with a rifle would have put a speedy end to 
the chase. When the bull elk are whistling 
they are an easy animal to stalk; yet I should 
consider it an easier task by far to kill fifty 
full-grown bulls than to obtain a picture of 
one which would combine photographic per- 
fection with satisfactory composition. 
He who follows game with a camera, and 
who feels the satisfaction of matching his 
faculties against those of his game, will, how- 
ever, derive a keen sporting enjoyment from 
his failures; and if he meets with success, 
great will be his pride and contentment. He 
will learn much about the habits of game 
which has escaped him before; and, not need- 
ing to use his rifle, his opportunities for 
observation will be more frequent and satis- 
factory. For myself, the few pictures that 
comprise the results of my hunting with the 
camera have brought me a keener enjoyment 
and a greater sense of satisfaction than the 
finest heads in my collection, possibly on the 
ground that we are disposed to value most 
that which has cost us most. 
I succeeded in obtaining a satisfactory pho- 
tograph of some antelope one morning, when 
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