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lowing. The deer and I stared at each other for several min- 

 utes. Then he commenced eating, and at last lay down. I 

 dismounted and quickly rigged up the camera, putting on the 

 telephoto lens. When I was ready I whistled to him until 

 he got up to look at me again. He was beautiful, standing 

 amid the flowers and grasses under the aspens. (No. 61.) It 

 was only then I noticed something wrong with his horn: it 

 seemed to be turned right down across his face, and the nega- 

 tive so proves it. Presently he walked out into some oak 

 brush near by, and again lay down. I went as close as I 

 dared and focussed sharply on the leaves right over him, and 

 again induced him to get up. This time he stood facing me 

 when I exposed. (No. 62.) He was in the red and his horns 

 were in full velvet. After the exposure I walked toward him 

 several steps before he ran off. Then I measured the distance 

 from his bed to the camera, and found it to be only sixty-five 

 feet. We rode on, but found no more work to do, so returned 

 toward camp ; and in passing the same spot where I had caught 

 the deer with the broken horn, I saw another deer about three 

 hundred yards away, walking about in the parks in the aspens. 

 I at once set up the camera and went towards him quietly. 

 After watching awhile, I saw the tips of his horns move, and so 

 located him. I approached as close as I dared risk, and, aiming 

 the camera so that it would cover him when he rose, — for the 

 telephoto lens gives but small field, — I whistled. He would 

 turn his head, but would not rise until I threw a twig. At last 

 by this means I got him on his feet. (No. 63.) I exposed the 



