26 HUNTING TRIPS 



deer and antelope. Still, the eagle is but 

 an occasional foe, and aside from man, the 

 only formidable enemies the antelope has to 

 fear are the wolves and coyotes. These are 

 very destructive to the young, and are al- 

 ways lounging about the band to pick up 

 any wounded straggler; in winter, when the 

 ground is slippery and the antelope numbed 

 and weak, they will often commit great havoc 

 even among those that are grown up. 



The voice of the antelope is not at all like 

 that of the deer. Instead of bleating it ut- 

 ters a quick, harsh noise, a kind of bark; 

 a little like the sound " kau," sharply and 

 clearly repeated. It can be heard a long dis- 

 tance off; and is usually uttered when the 

 animal is a little startled or surprised by the 

 presence of something it does not under- 

 stand. 



The prong-horn cannot go without water 

 any longer than a deer can, and will go great 

 distances to get it ; for space is nothing to a 

 traveller with such speed and such last. No 

 matter how dry and barren may be the desert 



