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Let one attempt a regular stalk however, even with the 

 aid of good cover, and it would be fortunate if some wary 

 doe did not perceive and give timely warning of the impend- 

 ing danger. 



The conclusion to be drawn from the above is that, 

 if you desire to make antelope shooting a real pleasure 

 and a true exercise of skill, there must be no trading on 

 this one weak point of an otherwise extremely wide-awake 

 creature. 



Another condition is the use of alight and handy small 

 bore rifle, and the smaller it can be, with due regard to 

 effectiveness, the better. Delicate the sport, delicate 

 also the means thereto. This will make as much difference 

 between "buck-shooting and buck-.s 'talking as that which 

 separates the rude taking of a fish from his element with 

 the snatch- hook and the subtle beguiling of some wary 

 chalk- stream trout by means of delicate tackle and the 

 most cunning presentation of the dry-fly. Besides this, the 

 pursuit of antelope, conducted on such lines, will afford 

 ample scope to all the powers of the greatest glutton for 

 difficult stalking and hard work. 



Although antelope show no distrust of the human taint 

 when the owner thereof is in full view, they will be found 

 to behave very differently should he be concealed in any 

 way ; and, by the man who takes to stalking pure 

 and simple, after having been in the habit of employing 

 other methods, will be found to display astonishingly keen 

 perception of scent. Indeed, I have known men who have 

 shot plenty of antelope aver that these animals have no 

 apparent scenting power the reason of this misconception 

 being that buck rely much more on their keen vision to 

 preserve them from the dangerous proximity of human 

 enemies. They will nearly always be found extremely 



