THE ANTELOPE 



vanced so far that it demands even of politicians 

 the exercise of some common sense, then, no 

 doubt, laws will be passed befitting the game. 

 Until then, the sportsman, to keep his shield of 

 honor bright, must abstain from the killing of 

 antelope; else, ridiculous and inconsistent as it 

 may seem, if he decides he must have a trophy 

 of this kind, in any event, he must disregard the 

 statutory laws. 



Flagging old bucks seems to me an inexcusable 

 waste of time; those which I have tried to flag 

 have invariably heeded the signal, and left imme- 

 diately for distant ranges, apparently having 

 profited from previous experiences. 



The distress cry of a jack-rabbit, however, 

 invariably causes antelope to investigate. Often 

 when I have been calling for wolves and coyotes, 

 antelopes have appeared seemingly from nowhere 

 and approached so close that they could easily 

 have been killed with a shotgun. If there is a 

 herd of cattle in the known range of an old buck 

 it is almost a sure thing that he will associate with 

 them during the late afternoon. In timbered 

 country bucks will be found frequenting com- 



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