Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-08-25
BIG GAME HUNTING.

Theodore Roosevelt, the New York
statesman and Dakota ranchero, is
writing n series Of hunting articles for
OatiNg, The second OF the series mp
pears in the April number, fully illus
tratcd, From it we take the following;
Next day, accordingly, determined
to devote TO going after antelope, one or
two bands OF which we had seen near
the trail. The cattle were more than
content TO feed quietly on the thick
bunch grass, and, from the nature of
the ground, two men ut II time were
amply able to watch them and head off
any bunch which seemed inclined to
wander far away.
started soon after breakfast, for an
telopc are the onll game which can be
hunted as well in the middle of the day
as early or late. was riding II we'll
trained hunting pony and had with me
the little forty-six Winchester saddle
gun. Before had left the wagon camp
behind me lcamc across Il little band Of
prong-horns, catching glimpse of
them as they lay summing themselves on
the side of II hill, 4 very long distance
OIL Tying my pony to u sage bush, i
executed most careful stalk up shall
low dry-wacr course to point from
which deemed could get shot, only
TO find to my chagrin that the band had
left the place. | suppose they had seen
me in the distance and had promptly
run OIL the instant began the approach
n foyoritn trick with tho ontnlnnnc
made one other unsuccessful stalk
in the morning, and spent nearly half
an hour in trying to flag an old buck up
to me, lying behind ridge and waving
handkerchief tied to the end OF rifle
to and tro over ITS top. Curiosity Is with
antelope perfect disease, and they Will
often be unable to resist the temptation
to find out what an unknown object,
or one going through singular motions,
means, even If the price OF gratifying
their mania for information has to be
paid with their lives This particular
old buck, however, although greatly IN.
tercsted and excited by the motions OF
the handkerchief. could not make up
his MIND to approach close enough to
give me 1alr shot' ana aiter canterng
to and FRO, Snortlng and stamping his
feet, advancing II few yards toward me,
suddenly boiling back as many and
then returning, he eventually evidently
came to the conclusion that there was
something upcanny about the whole NJ
fair and took to ms heels for good.
went back 10 the pony and rode on
several miles further to where the coun-
try became less prairiclike i'll character,
the valleys being somewhat deeper and
me ridges closer together when again
dlsmornted and began to hunt over the
ground ON loot; ana TINS time my per-
severance was rewarded. AS was top.
ping ore md sc ! saw little band OF
I'VE bucks slowly walking over the crest
OF the ono directly across, hau come
up very cautiously and felt certain that
! had not been seem The instant that
the last animal disappeared raced for.
ward at u sharp gait, pulling up as |
breasted he hillside opposite so that l
could not be blown when came TO
sh"ot lhe ah'"i"pt lad b"rii proceed
ing IN very i",Wrry manner, stopping
10 ihu"i"" III '!'och colhpNtr WIN cacn
other or to hlDDIc mo4Ihiul OF grass
now and lhen, AND wheh came 10 the
top oil the ridge they hGa hallea LOT
good perhaps 100 yards oil:
was out Tor meat not Tor trophies
and SO l took the one that ohereu me
the 1alrest shot' Il young DUCK "nicli
stood broadSldc to me; he was 1at anu
in good condition Tor an antelope, out
with small horns me bullet went lalr'
y N behind the shoulder ana 'houSn
he galloped with the rest Of lhc oahu
for couple OF hundred yards ms pace
grAl'Na!!y slackcncd' he came 10 n nan,
then wake" backward ~ y tu'.ouI
manner Tor u lew 1eet' 1eil OVER All"