PHOTOGRAPHING WILD LIFE 445 



elk at fifty yards bulks big, to the camera man he 

 is too tiny. 



Once as we peered over the crest of a little roll 

 of the ground he pointed out a little group of 

 antelope unconscious of our presence and feeding 

 near a little knoll a hundred yards distant. I 

 told him they were too far away but pointed to a 

 little ravine through which I could approach 

 them without being seen. He motioned for me 

 to try it alone which I did. Leatherstocking 

 himself couldn't have crept up on those antelope 

 more silently than did I, but when I reached the 

 knoll the creatures I sought were still grazing un- 

 conscious of my presence but still a hundred 

 yards distant by another knoll. Once more I fol- 

 lowed them with the same result and if I hadn't 

 left my rifle with my guide I fear I should have 

 broken my own rule of conduct. Yet through 

 failure as well as success I persisted and on two 

 days felt that my reward was great. 



I was hunting with the Indian when we 

 jumped a black bear which I wounded and 

 brought to bay. As it faced us with threatening 



