THE BIGHORN IN THE SNOW 83 
gone around it. But the sheep were vigorous 
from good feed and a mild winter and this snow- 
drift was across the game trail on which they 
were slowly travelling. 
No wild animal grass eater excels the big- 
horn sheep in climbing skill, alertness, endurance, 
and playfulness. They thrive on the winds 
and rations of the heights. Generally the sheep 
carry more fat when spring comes than the 
deer that winter down in the shelter of the 
woods or in the lowlands. Any healthy animal, 
human or wild, who understands the wood- 
craft of winter lives happily when drifts the 
snow. 
