After Bighorn 21 



" Early to bed and early to rise " is the 

 motto of all enthusiastic hunters, and as the 

 first streak of dawn began to peep over the 

 eastern snow-clad mountain-tops, the hunters 

 were buckling on their armor preparatory to 

 the start. The atmosphere, keen and pierc- 

 ing, makes the blood thrill with a hunter's emo- 

 tion in anticipation of the chase of the most 

 noble quarry. Scarcely had we left the camp 

 when the guide pointed towards a narrow de- 

 file, and looking in the direction indicated I 

 saw the " INIonarch of the Glen," head erect 

 showing the white throat patch, antlers re- 

 clining, and long ears inclined forward to 

 catch any sound. As he walked nimbly down 

 the gulch at the head of a single-file procession, 

 it was a sight which would gladden the heart 

 of any hunter, to see following the old gentle- 

 man at least a dozen does and young stags evi- 

 dently on their way to feeding grounds after a 

 night of rest among the rocks above vegeta- 

 tion. The camp being out of fresh meat, the 

 clear sharp report of the .30-30 rang out in the 

 stillness and a young buck responded to the 

 demand. The report reverberated from the 



