INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



in proving the ease of securing an indifferent 

 specimen, but goes to show that when game 

 is too plentiful it is an actual handicap to 

 the sportsman. I saw a fine head across a 

 gulch at a considerable distance. I fired and 

 missed it and the animal escaped beyond 

 range. I crossed the gulch to examine the 

 spot where the bull had stood and followed 

 his tracks to see if he had been wounded, and 

 if so, how badly. Although the ground was 

 covered with two feet of snow, yet I could 

 discover no signs of blood. While discussing 

 the matter with the guide we became con- 

 scious that we were not unperceived, for a 

 great number of elk began to move among 

 the trees, having evidently "spotted" us. We 

 made at once for concealment and ran as fast 

 as we could through the deep snow to an 

 open place toward which the herd was head- 

 ing. 



Carefully hidden from view we saw a 

 great brown mass thunder past, and before 

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