458 BUFFALO LAND. 



ball to correspond. A bullet from this weapon usually proves 

 fatal. But there is little genuine sport in such practice. 

 Stalking holds the same relation to horseback hunting that 

 " hand line " fishing does to that with the rod and reel, the fly 

 and the spoon, or that killing birds on the ground does to 

 M'ing-shooting. 



In selecting from the herd a single individual for attack, the 

 hunter should do so with some reference to the intended use of 

 the game. For furnishing trophies of the chase, such as 

 horns and robe, the bull will do well ; but if the meat is for 

 use, it will be advisable to sacrifice some sport, and obtain a 

 cow or calf. I have known many an ancient bison, with 

 scarcely enough meat on his bones to hold the bullets, killed 

 by amateurs, and the leather-like quarters shipped to eastern 

 friends as rare delicacies ! 



ANTELOPE HUNTING. 



Antelope hunting is a sport requiring more strategy and 

 caution than the one we have described. The creature is 

 timid and swift, and inclined to feed on ridges or level lands, 

 where stalking is difficult. Its eyes and ears are wonderfully 

 quick in detecting danger, and the animal at once seeks points 

 which command the surroundings. If unable to keep in view 

 the object of alarm, immediate flight results. 



The modes of hunting this game are two. If no possibility 

 of stalking exists, a red flag may be attached to a small stick, 

 and planted in front of the ravine or other place of conceal- 

 ment. The antelope at once becomes curious, and begins cir- 

 cling toward it, each moment approaching a little nearer, until 

 finally within shooting distance. The other method is by care- 



