INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



fore and was trying to secure, and the 

 animal's position turned quartering toward 

 me aided the deception. I soon discovered 

 the mistake, however, my attention being 

 called by the guide to another bull which 

 proved to be the one I so earnestly desired. 

 I brought my rifle in position to draw a bead 

 on a vital spot, but the bull was immediately 

 blanketed by several cows running between. 

 If I could have had a clear range the shot 

 would have been about the easiest I ever had, 

 but the faithful cows with their calves 

 swarmed around their lord, and I beheld with 

 disappointment as fine a pair of antlers as 

 I ever saw borne safely out of sight. The 

 old bull must have evidently believed that 

 "there is safety in numbers." 



There is another disadvantage in encoun- 

 tering a great quantity of game when attempt- 

 ing to secure a good trophy. Each animal, 

 however poor a head it may possess, has 

 generally a good pair of eyes, a keen scent 

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