Photographing Wild Game 



with a rifle would have put a speedy end to 

 the chase. When the bull elk are whistling 

 they are an easy animal to stalk ; yet I should 

 consider it an easier task by far to kill fifty 

 full-grown bulls than to obtain a picture of 

 one which would combine photographic per- 

 fection with satisfactory composition. 



He who follows game with a camera, and 

 who feels the satisfaction of matching his 

 faculties against those of his game, will, how- 

 ever, derive a keen sporting enjoyment from 

 his failures ; and if he meets with success, 

 great will be his pride and contentment. He 

 will learn much about the habits of game 

 which has escaped him before ; and, not need- 

 ing to use his rifle, his opportunities for 

 observation will be more frequent and satis- 

 factory. For myself, the few pictures that 

 comprise the results of my hunting with the 

 camera have brought me a keener enjoyment 

 and a greater sense of satisfaction than the 

 finest heads in my collection, possibly on the 

 ground that we are disposed to value most 

 that which has cost us most. 



I succeeded in obtaining a satisfactory pho- 

 tograph of some antelope one morning, when 



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