TRACKS AXD TRACKING 



shot at, but if he has any memory at all, he will 

 recognize its track if he finds it anywhere in that 

 region. This, of course, does not refer to moun- 

 tain sheep below the average, which, I assume, 

 are of little interest to the sportsman who takes 

 the trouble to hunt for a trophy; nor does the 

 meat hunter go up into these regions for the pot, 

 as he will get something easier lower down. 



If the feeding ground or watering place of an 

 old ram is once known, about the best thing to do 

 is to wait for the quarry. If the game is seen, 

 and it has not already observed the hunter, it usu- 

 ally can be flagged as antelopes were in former 

 days. The oldest bucks, however, seldom re- 

 spond to the summons, and are seldom lured 

 within rifle range by this method. 



Hunting bighorn has much in common with 

 hunting antelopes, but in the pursuit of the 

 former there is grander scenery and more physical 

 exercise. 



The tracks of mountain sheep often show the 

 cross-step, seldom register, and, as the animals 

 when running have to place their feet where they 

 can, the trail gives no indication of where an ani- 



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