ON THE CA TTLE RANGES. 89 



bands to snap up the sick or unwary ; and in 

 spring they revel in carnage of the kids and 

 fawns. They are not swift enough to over- 

 take the grown animals by sheer speed ; but 

 they are superior in endurance, and especially 

 in winter, often run them down in fair chase. 

 A prong-buck is a plucky little beast, and 

 when cornered it often makes a gallant, 

 though not a very effectual, fight. 



