Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

sheep. when thoroughly scared, travel many
miles, and successfully hide themselves.
Leaving camp at 4:30 one morning shortly be-
fore dawn. tae two hunters and had not been
long at work when the Kalmuk pulled up short,
but too late for had been seen first by a
flock Of nine rams who were taking their early
feed on the side of steep ravine. OF they went,
towards higher ground, but in no great haste
Riding up to the ridge along which they had dis
appeared, we dismounted and soon viewed them
again They were some distance OF, feeding on
an open slope which appeared to be secure from
attack; but there weak spot. After
scanning the herd and noticing three or four
good heads among them, started Off with Husetn
to stalk A Job IT proved up that steep,
loose shale slope, and the pace peTforce
slow At length We made the crest, and took it
easy 70 study the situation. The wind, though
light, was shifty, but all seemed well, for the
herd busy feeding. They were what ap-
,peared to be about hundred and Fifty yards
off but on a slope somewhat below The diff
ficulty was TO select the finest head for to raise
ones self more than enough to just peep over
would have ended matters Under SUCH cir
cumstances one is always apt to be deceived as
TO which head is going to beat previous records!
The question, however, was brought to an abrupt
conclusion by the herd getting their heads up
and beginning to look suspicious. In another
second they would have been Off. so, taking
quick aim fred at the chest OF what looked like
the largest as he stood head towards me rush
and stampede ensued across the soft face OF
the steep slope below us. The animals were so
punched up that ii was impossible to pick out the
largest and the result Of my three shots was TO
bowl over moderate-sized one only. The herd
then disappeared al racing speed, and when next
seen they were in the big valley long way be-
low We descended and cut up the dead sheep.
This finished, and the old Kalmuk carrying the
head his shoulders. rode OF round the
slopes after the herd, eventually pulling up and
dsmounting at the end of long spur Here,
yh ila he We herd,
now only seven in number. come boiling back
towards u.s. evidently disturbed in their flight
by my fellow sportsman. who just then appeared
on the top OF the mountain. The owes looked
like charging straight at us, but swerved of and
made up the mountain. except one. who. over
come by fright curiosity. forgot his usual cum
ming and stopped TO have a look at me. heard
the "clop' of the bullet as 1t struck and he
Jumped completely round, then disappeared round
y small spar a short distance OF. Feeling quite
elated at such good fortune. followed up, ex-
pecting to find the sheep lying dead. Imagine
my dsappointment-he had vanished There was
time to be lost, so, starting the Kalmuk on
in pursuit the shoulder OF the mountain,
Husein and | took up the blood tracks. Twice
during this latter proceeding heard the report
of the Kamuk's blunderbuss and momentariy
expected to see him return smiling; thus, THINK
ing all right, returned to where the
ponies had been left. They also had all three
vanished leaving portions OF the first dead
side 1t was some time before had all col
lected again and the Kalnluk returned, having
understood, had great chase after the wounded
ram and marked it down In a nala, not FAR from
where had started the days work. Loading
up the ponies away We went again, searching
fruitessly for a long time among the numerous
nalas Things looked bad. II was getting late
and we were just about to abandon the search
till the morrow. when, as good luck would have
II, the old Kalmuk stopped and pointed below as
he ~ In and
peering over saw the fine old ram. only just able
to stand and looking very sick, about fifty feet
below One shot in the shoulder finished him.
It shows the extraordinary vitality of these fine
animals that though badly wounded he had been
able to keep going for so long My shot had just
missed the middle of His chest and had caught
him near the point Of the right shoulder and
raked along his ribs Ills horns measured fifty
inches.