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bucks one after a smart chase on horseback, 

 and the other two after careful stalks; and I 

 missed two running shots. 



The game being both scarce and shy, I had 

 to exercise much care, and after sighting a 

 band I would sometimes have to wait and 

 crawl round for two or three hours before they 

 would get into a position where I had any 

 chance of approaching. Even then they were 

 more apt to see me and go off than I was to 

 get near them. 



Antelope are the only game that can be 

 hunted as well at noonday as in the morning 

 or evening, for their times for sleeping and 

 feeding are irregular. They never seek shel- 

 ter from the sun, and when they lie down for 

 a noonday nap they are apt to choose a hol- 

 low, so as to be out of the wind ; in conse- 

 quence, if the band is seen at all at this time, 

 it is easier to approach them than when they 

 are up and feeding. They sometimes come 

 down to water in the middle of the day, some- 

 times in the morning or evening. On this trip 

 I came across bands feeding and resting at 

 almost every time of the day. They seemed 

 usually to feed for a couple of hours, then 

 begin feeding again. 



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