Photographing Wild Game 



joint which could be easily attached to the 

 front of the camera, and a small handle by 

 which the back could be supported by the 

 hand and moved in any required direction, 

 would answer every purpose. The image 

 made by this lens is so large, and the field 

 comparatively so small, that it requires the 

 facility and precision of sighting which are 

 obtained in the rifle. I use no finders, pre- 

 ferring sights exclusively. 



With this incomplete sketch of a hunting 

 photographer's weapons, let us consider the 

 conditions under which he must capture his 

 game ; and suppose him in pursuit of the 

 king of all stags, the noble elk, giving him 

 the advantage even of being in hearing of 

 the clear bugle-note which never fails to thrill 

 the hunter who has once heard it and so 

 knows its significance. To make a successful 

 stalk with a rifle, he would simply get his 

 game between himself and the wind, and 

 approach with such caution, and under such 

 cover, as circumstances permitted. When once 

 within gunshot, ninety-nine times out of one 

 hundred he might make a successful termi- 

 nation to the stalk, without ever seeing more 



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