382 BIG GAME SHOOTING : 
storms. Later on, when the deep snows have covered all their 
upland pastures, the sheep come down to the _ benches 
PE eC eae mM Os Agee EN 
Yes 
A group of bighorn 
immediately above the river, re- — 
tiring at midday to the’ canyons — 
which lead to the first ridges. On — 
the Frazer river in late November — 
and early December all the sheep — 
of the district are down by the river ; — 
indeed, one ram which I shot in 
1892 was first sighted feeding in 
the middle of a small band of cattle 
on the flat. But winter is not the — 
time for sheep hunting, nor the flats — 
eee 
Da 
i ol 
