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lashed out behind, and not only freed him- 

 self, but also severely damaged his opponent. 

 Doubtless, the grizzly could be hunted to 

 advantage with dogs, which would not, of 

 course, be expected to seize him, but simply 

 to find and bay him, and distract his atten- 

 tion by barking and nipping. Occasionally 

 a bear can be caught in the open and killed 

 with the aid of horses. But nine times out 

 of ten the only way to get one is to put on 

 moccasins and still-hunt it in its own haunts, 

 shooting it at close quarters. Either its 

 tracks should be followed until the bed 

 wherein it lies during the day is found, or 

 a given locality in which it is known to ex- 

 ist should be carefully beaten through, or 

 else a bait should be left out and a watch kept 

 on it to catch the bear when he has come to 

 visit it. 



For some days after our arrival on the 

 Bighorn range we did not come across any 

 grizzly. 



Although it was still early in September, 



