Arizona republican., 1900-09-11
ANTELOPE HARD TO GET.

It does not take the amateur ante iope hunter long to find out the acute ress of that animals eyesight. The deer is simply nowhere in this respect and some hunters cf experience declare that the prong horn antelope possesses even a keener eyesight than the os- trich or giraffe. both of which are fla nous for their keenness of eye. And he is almost equally keen of scent and hearing. For these reasons the ante lOpe hunter must be a persistent. tire- less horseman and a god shot. As ci- Vilizati1n approaches upon the animal territory his senses become keener and his suspicious of human beings intcn- sified.
 It is exceedingly difficult to approach within 800 yards of a band of ante lope unless one is favored by the char acter of the country and observes all the nicer rules of intelligent still hunting It i- bert to select a roll ing. broken bit of country. where one can take advantage of the natural rise and fall of the land. though the game. rrefrrling the natter prairie, may not be sD plentiful there.
 Thc approved me,hod of hunting the prong-horn is from the saddle. and the most important point to be observed is tn keep out of sight with the wind well in your face. if possible The antelope seems to be able 10 feel the vibration imparted to the ground by the horses hOofs and to be particularly shy of a horses neigh, or the sound of his shoe ;1-f,- [, leave your horse picketed in the bot tom of the draws and make your way hatless to the top Of the ridges and take a careful look over. The greatest eau ;iun is here necessary, for these little fellows are not aften caught off their guard, and take alarm at the slightest suspicion of danger. starting off with the speed of a railroad train to d safer locality. After that it is like following q WhirlWind to attempt 10 overtaise them.
 He likes the tender grass in the bot tom of some swale, where there has heen the slightest suspicion of moist ure earlier in the summer. and 1t is well L. approach such places with care Rem. mber the failing is always to over shoot, so hold we'll down on his shoul- iNA ~SAao hS4l sii4 siNA IT i4t l9 oIl tIlt uii- He is posses sed cS remarkable vitality and is almost certain. unless hit in vi- tai part. 10 ge, away from even the best mounted hunter.
 Tagging the antelope. of which much has been written by the early hunters, is no longer resorted to, nor Go experienced hunters believe the game can longer be successfully de- cOyed in this way constant harra assment having made the animal extremely eau tious of approaching within range of the lure. There are still many instan- Ces. however. of the animals acute curiosity being the means of getting him into troubl=. A story is told of how q fine buck approached to within 160 yards of where a hunter was concealed and so surprised him by suddenly step ping out over the crest of knoll where the antelope was not expected, that he missed him point blank with the first cartridge and allowed him to scamper eff out of shooting distance before try ing the second.
 Coursing the antelope with hounds is possible only from the fact that the an- imal is not long of wind, for at his own C9stance he can easily hold his own with the very fieetest dogs, and fairly distance an ordinary pack.-Chicago Chronicle.