The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
Elk HUNTING ~ COLORADO.
Antics OF q Dead shot II unter When Suffer.
Ing from "HucX Fever"

Ing from Rucx Fever"
Fr,n the Colorado Sun.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. Col. June 15.-This is
perhaps tho greatest game country in the
the Rocky Mountains. the least settled part.
the towering peaks and wooded slopes liter
ally team with deer FIX. and bear. But the
est. and soon they will have med tho buffalo in
e coSsrng several Years. t has
pleasure to study the ha bits and characteristics
Of these animals, and l believe that Of all the
large game on this continent. the elk is the
NOTES.-The grandest,thc statelicst. The moose.
caribou. deer. or mountain sheep has each its
heart OF the sportsman. but tho elk possesses
m ore than any OF the Others. In size. sagacity.
M III IS saS sy o.
him one Of the most difficult apimals to Xiii.
swift swinging trot. He is as graceful u as a
ishng pace With his i'm mense antlcrs thrown
rocks down timber or brush with the greatest
often found above timber limo. and will ira;
rock and through lissures whore It would
seem impossible Tor an animal OF his size to 90.
well TEememYer the first time Is, heard IN OK
and was walking along the bank Of the dizzy
canon at tho very head OF Fish Creek. | was q
q herd Of grizzly bears at every step. Ny
nerves wcr" at great, tension. rs the dcep
point arc dark and foro6odns and have , an
oppressive effect on tonderf2ot
EsSuddenly there burst upon my cars the clear.
strange. weird. peculiar sound. battling all ei-
forts, OF the most skIlful word painter. and
ond. l wanted to run, but did not know which
way to go. as the sound seemed to come roll
ing in from every direction; | was bswllderei.
rolling away in the distance, Again pealod
out that clarion note. and this time espied
l soon made out to DO an elk.
He Was noble specimen. with immense
sprsadanG nts nd SoSn bni lrgst
and awaited him. Just in front OF mo was n
beautiful little PARK; covered With carpet OF
ers and into this he turned, He stopped.
threw Ills head back, sweled his neck To an
wa Wills bee was ss
took careful aim and fired. He dropped like a
log Tho bullet took him square between tho
and tho tip was six feet from his head.
During The latter part Of last November
foot deep on the valley. accomnanie VI" hunt
ing expedition to tho headwlters Of Elk River.
Here tho elk copgregate In large bands PRO
paratory. for their winter trip south. We
shovclled ola camping place and BULL n ronr-
Ing lire After r spf t6H We sat aroHrt on logs
then rolled into our beds. spread on n thick
layer OF spruce ,bonghs. and dreamed OF elk
and bear and all other game that is dear to
tho heart OF the sportsman. How ono can
sleep on u bod Of spruce houi.hs Morning
dawned bright and clear. and long before sun
buglc lust over a little hll from our camp and
believing there was u band OF them We made
in that direction.
As We came uron tho hill and looked over
yallSy. was 2 lunch Of more than 200 elk.
walking back, and forth like sen.imcls watrL-
Ing over q sleeping army. Noisclessy We
srsp GaSk t rna mkns wlY S0n
this time. and as 1t shone upon the Frost
iP'erusted boushss ,,, Of the sIruce they
light. and nre tinged with golden halo ~ It It
T was scene io Of marvellous grnndeur md
forward. An evcr-watchfull lull sounds u
mote OF aFbp% and inS%ny the herd Is IN
moving IN good order. although tho snow is
bna snEs IN hf hsna tho
Fort. and We see y little pun If smoke ascend
inward The The leader s,.ps; turns around with
noble body trembles with new. and deathIy
sensation sens The snow around Is coiored !.
STGn crimson Inns and this magnihrsnt aniaa
the head Of his baud. sumrnonsall his stronsth
Tor +b great ltHan and iniis oyer dend Tho
wagering for moment and thnn breaks apart
and ono part runs up our hillside while the
others go the other way. Now Is tho chance
tor, the hunter. and we, who ara above him.
look, with eager expectancyto SEQ him accept
IT, He PUSHES forward lust rs tho elk, se2lug
that they are separated, tucn and come TO-
gcther again like the wings Of u great army
Ho, is In the very midst OF thom. and they
bewildered by, the shooting. jumn iirst ono
way and then the other. al around him. Int
ok the first shot is now suffering from So
yere attack OF buck asue." 1t Is too much
for his nerves. and no shoots fast and wild.
He keeps up this fusilade until his cartridges
arc gone; Thirty shots and he has not drawn
Nc nlpSd The elk come to their sense; and sweep
OF fun twittlng this hunter about his good
craftsmanship. but there are lots Of good hun
midst OF band OF elk. some OF which could he
killed with a butcherkniio. The tattics OF the
not hunter are TO XII the leader of u nand Of
nj a all all 49,