Hunting at High Altitudes 



watched it for several evenings, but the bear failed 

 to put in an appearance before dark; nevertheless, 

 each night the carcass was dragged nearer and 

 nearer to the open timber. When it had been 

 dragged far enough into the timber for my pur- 

 pose, it was tied by a hindleg to the limb of a tree, 

 the elk being raised high enough to keep the bear 

 from cutting the rope. That night a bear, believ- 

 ing that in the timber he would be safe, came to 

 feed before dark. In the morning a seat had been 

 arranged on the limb of a nearby pine, and as the 

 bear approached, I easily killed him with a single 

 shot. After skinning the bear next morning, we 

 took the precaution to tie the bear carcass by the 

 hindleg to the same picket rope, and as we thought, 

 out of the reach of the next bear. That evening 

 I took my position on the perch, watching in the 

 direction of the bear's expected approach. It so 

 happened that I was not sufficiently hid from sight 

 by the foliage of the pine tree. At the expected 

 time the bear appeared. I got a glimpse of him 

 as he cautiously approached through the open 

 timber. He had perhaps come within sixty yards 

 when he stopped, stood on his hindlegs with his 

 head concealed by a pine bough, peeping over it 

 toward the bait. I could see only a part of him, 

 and there was little chance to make a sure shot; 



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