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large tract of level, undulating, or rolling, but not rough 

 country. In such a place they will stay all winter if not too 

 much disturbed. Theodore Roosevelt says that no matter 

 how far the antelope are from water they go to it once a 

 day. I think he is mistaken on that point, however. I be- 

 lieve they go several days without water, especially if there 

 is dew or an occasional shower, enough to wet the grass. 



Those who read these articles will bear in mind that I 

 am speaking from experience gained in Nebraska, where 

 nearly all of my observations have been made. Further 

 west where climatic and other conditions are not the same, 

 the habits of all these animals may be somewhat different. 



All of these different kinds of animals travel about a 

 great deal, either while feeding, or going to or from the 

 watering places, or to shun some place of fancied danger, 

 or without any apparent object in view, other than to keep 

 moving. 



The reader can readily see that on the prairie, when 

 game is sighted at a distance, moving along in a certain 

 direction, it may often be an easy matter for the hunter to 

 intercept the line of travel and secrete himself so as to get 

 a shot as the game is passing by. In the timber the same 

 course can be followed, provided the growth is not very 

 dense. 



The elk, and both kinds of deer are not likely to pay 

 any attention to a man who is hidden in the grass, or be- 

 hind a knoll or clump of bushes, even if his head is in sight, 

 provided his hat is trimmed with grass, and provided he 

 does not stir, for the least movement will attract attention. 

 Neither is it difficult to approach elk, or either kind of deer 

 by lying flat and crawling through the grass, if the grass 

 is high enough and thick enough to afford a tolerable shel- 

 ter. At such a time they are very apt to watch and wait 

 until satisfied as to whether there is danger or not. Some- 



