July, 1922 
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on the parched, hard ground to rest for 
a few moments and eat. 
When I had been there but a few mo- 
ments I was aware of a peculiar itching- 
sensation on my neck and back. 1 
quickly jumped up to discover that my 
bed was in close proximity to an ant 
hill and that my invasion of their undis- 
puted territory was resented. Needless 
to say my temporary camp was moved 
and that very suddenly. The creeping, 
crawling things enjoyed the feed on my 
anatomy and it was several moments — 
not of enjoyment either — before the last 
one had his fill and went home. 
Refreshed by the repast I struck out 
once more, attempting to complete the 
circle back to camp. Few steps had been 
taken before a cowboy appeared along 
an abandoned drift fence and I came up 
and talked to him for a short time. The 
man was young, not over twenty-two, 
and thoroughly acquainted with the cat- 
tle business. Just at that time he was 
returning from a rounding up trip. Some 
cattle had strayed off, or, as he thought 
might be the case, been offered attrac- 
tive inducements by other cattlemen to 
go. He polished this off with a smile. 
“You’ll find the shootin’ pretty fair,” 
he advised. “There’s been no hunters 
in this section for a long time and the 
bird’s don’t seem wild.” 
I told him of my experience with the 
ants and how friendly they were. He 
laughed several times in sheer boyish 
exuberance. Years of life in the open 
air among strong, hard}' men of the out- 
doors had moulded him into a frank, 
fearless yet kind-hearted lad. Would 
that there were more of them. As he 
dug in his spurs and resumed his jour- 
ney, he removed his sombrero and waved 
it several times in the air. I stood watch- 
ing him almost unconsciously until he 
vanished over a rocky spur. 
A FTER walking a few moments I 
came to a dense thicket of sage 
brush. Making as much noise as pos- 
sible I managed to flush a trio of hens 
which arose singly. The first I knew by 
the size to be a young one, so I bent 
all my energies to bagging it. She came 
down dead. The other two were old 
ones and out of range anyway so I did 
not even shoot at them. They made 
enough noise to make an aeroplane feel 
ashamed of itself. 
Never was I more sure of where a bird 
fell than this one, but when I advanced 
to pick it up it simply wasn’t there. After 
a thorough search within a fifty foot 
radius I retraced my steps to the point 
of shooting and tried to locate with more 
certainty the place where it fell. My 
search was continued for half an hour 
when I caught sight of the bird en- 
tangled in a bushy sage brush. I had 
passed the spot many times but the per- 
fect harmony of the colors had prevented 
my seeing it. This incident brought the 
importance of a dog in sage hen shoot- 
ing forcibly to my mind and I resolved 
never to hunt again without one. 
Four hens made quite a load and I 
secretly hoped that not many more would 
come my way. Every time a bird rose 
it would be necessary to drop the game 
and take aim. This action took time and 
' I 'HE boys are here shown preparing their first meal in camp. And while 
the guide is busy with his fire and George and Alec are industriously at 
work. Bob cannot resist a little preliminary target practice with his Colt. 
As part of the camp equipment, the guide had cautioned them above all 
things to remember to pack a Colt and complimented them upon their wise 
selection in the arms they brought, both as a protection and for the enjoyable 
recreation of target practice. They were very glad indeed that they had 
followed his advice. 
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