40 CAMERA SHOTS AT BIG GAME 



keen eyes could not see, nor even the coyote that trotted by. 

 As he paused on the crest, I exposed on him for a second 

 at forty yards. (No. 2.) Then he came down and drank his 

 fill. After he had gone, three antelope came walking right out 

 on the bank, and as they stood alert I caught them. (No. 19.) 



They are always cautious about approaching the water, as 

 the coyotes lie in wait there for them. I have often seen a 

 band chase a lone coyote away from the water, and then, sud- 

 denly terrified, turn tail and allow the coyote to chase them. 



I climbed up a little above the camera, where I could ob- 

 serve the hills and valley in all directions, and as I sat a bunch 

 of antelope came right down the gulch to the water above 

 me, and gradually worked down until almost in front, but 

 turned out about forty yards above, and when on the top of the 

 bank moved diagonally away from me. (No. 11.) As they 

 would not come closer, I took them as they were. Then they 

 moved around and came on the bank right in front, and stood 

 eying my blind. Just then a badger came out of his hole in 

 the bank, and I resolved to see if I could put in the next slide, 

 turn the holder, pull the other slide, set the shutter, and so get 

 the antelope and the badger in one and the same picture. 

 The antelope stood and watched the motions behind the blind 

 until I succeeded in making the exposure. (No. 14.) Then, 

 at the click of the shutter, scampered away. 



The badger went down the gulch, then over the bank, I 

 after him, hoping to come over quickly enough to catch him 

 before he got too far away. He was very slow, so I got within 



