CONTEXTS. 



springs Best weapon for hunting it The spotted and white deer 

 The former a great pet The latter supposed to he a wandering 

 spirit by the Indians Where found The Virginia deer Its feed- 

 ing grounds Best time for stalking it How to stalk it The 

 dwarf deer Its haunts, habits, and numbers Different methods of 

 hunting deer A day's hunting in the woods with hounds Number 

 captured A fortnight in the forest of Washington Territory 

 Our camp and hunting experience Extraordinary abundance of 

 fur, fin, and feather Incidents of sport and camp life Merry 

 times Attacked by a buck Lost in the forest Actions of a man 

 when lost How I reached camp Excursions after fin and feather 

 Homeward bound A grand hunt ball The ball-room and the 

 people An original band TheTerpsichoreans, and how they were 

 put through their figures Ball-room scenes and repasts A hunt 

 dinner .Rambling ouce more A pleasant reminiscence. . . 275 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Pronghorn Its haunts, range, and abundance Character of its 

 food Its fear of woods Its position in Natural History General 

 characteristics Strange growth of its horns Its glandular system 

 Is easily tamed Sterility when domesticated Its speed 

 Coursing it with greyhounds Vigilance of the animal A herd on 

 guard Best means of stalking it Great curiosity of males 

 Weeps when wounded Twenty-four killed by one dog A day's 

 coursing on the Laramie Plains Lassoing fawns The best dogs 

 for the chase How experienced hounds hunt the antelope 

 Stalking and its results Playful fawns Stags and wolves Fate 

 of the antelope .......... 310 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Rocky Mountain Goat Position in Natural History Its 

 classification Supposed to be a goat-antelope Its appearance, 

 haunts and habits Character of its hair Vigilance of sen- 

 tinels Its nimbleness Fear of the lowlands Getting scarce 

 Flocks in flight First introduction to the goat A march with 

 Indians A stalk in the Cascade Range Its result Disappoint- 

 ment A ram killed Skin spoiled by a fall A hunt in Montana 

 Sharp terriers Their use in stalking Trophies and tramping 

 Opinions of an old hunter on goat-shooting A successful stalker's 

 faculties Churinn<* soats The use of doirs in hunting them . 3'J(! 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The Bighorn or Mountain Sheep Its haunts and habits Charac- 

 teristics required to hunt it successfully Its caution and vigilance 

 Order of a Hock in flight Hunters' tales of its nimbleness Pug- 

 nacity of the males Contest between a wolf and a bighorn Size of 

 rams Measurement of horns The rutting season Flocks of old 

 rams 15i^(. time for hunting them Stalking exercise A good 

 riih Usefulness of a field-glass Indian "Sheep-eaters" IV m- 

 inican .My first hunt A' kill Stalk a flock Detected The 

 assemblv Result of a fusillade Tedious chase after an old ram I 



