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May, 191^ 
FOREST A x\ D S T R E A M 
TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 
By Charles Zibeon Southard 
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SHEEP HUNTING 
IN MEXICO 
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hit usually runs down, so I ran around 
the point to try for another shot. In 
looking for my game, I heard a racket 
among the rocks above me and espied 
my ram kicking his last. By the time 
I had him dragged to the bottom, my 
guide was there and told me he had 
killed his. The one I got was a beauti- 
ful specimen, while not a record set of 
horns, still it is one of the best in Texas 
and now adorns a wall in my home. 
While the guide went after the team 
to haul in our game, I continued on 
around the mountain and soon discovered 
another lone sheep bounding from rock 
to rock. I opened fire and the second 
shot hit him hard and started him down 
the mountain. I continued firing until 
I emptied my rifle but for some cause 
or other was unable to hit him again. 
I hastily climbed up where the sheep 
was and found that he was bleeding 
profusely. I expected to have that sheep 
in a very short time, so pulled off my 
CQ^t, left my canteen and camera and 
started along the bloody trail. After 
about two hours of the hardest climbing 
I ever did in my life, I decided to let 
him go, as he crossed saddle after sad- 
dle in the mountain and started for the 
higher points. I knew from this, that 
the wound was not serious. Then the 
weary trudge back to where I had left 
my coat and canteen. It was late when 
I returned to camp and after partaking 
of supper consisting of broiled sheep, 
fried potatoes, coffee and flap-jacks, I 
soon turned in for the night. 
A bout lO o’clock the next morning 
while returning to camp we no- 
ticed dust rising in the distance; 
my guide hastily climbed upon a rock, 
and immediately climbed down again, 
and without excitement announced: 
“Bandits — on our trail!” 
We made a run for the rocks and hid, 
hoping they would pass, but they had 
discovered us climbing through the rocks 
and five of them advanced toward us. 
We did not want to kill them, neither 
did we want them to kill us, so my guide 
decided to send a ball in front of them 
as a warning. When the 30-30 kicked 
up the dust in front of them they stopped 
short and after a few minutes hesita- 
tion they wheeled their horses and rode 
off in the direction from whence they 
came. We got real busy getting our 
trophies in the wagon and did not stop 
until we were safely on American soil. 
In conclusion I wish to say for the 
benefit of any sportsman wanting to 
hunt sheep, that I believe that this sec- 
tion of the country cannot be excelled. 
It is a delightful place for an outing in 
the winter, being free from rain or snow, 
climatic conditions all that can be de- 
sired and with a guide who knows the 
country, one cannot fail to kill at least 
two or three sheep, and I was informed 
by my guide that a little further in the 
interior sheep were extremely plentiful. 
Charges for guide are very reasonable. 
