The state herald., 1914-01-23
A Nc2aLEAE

deer have disappeared from their former haunts.
and In muchhunted localities only to be
found on the highest points where timber grows.
Late In the season. wheH heavy snow falls. bands
OF wapiti and mule deer are driven from their
refuge In the Yellowstone park and move down
to lower grounds in such places as Jacksons
Hole or the valley of the Soshone river Woe be-
tide these luckless wanderers II the open season
is st in force for at the head OF every pass lead
Ing out Of the game reserve are armed bodies OF
meathunters. who shoot on sight old or young.
male or female. regardless Of age or sex. every
deer that is seen. More shame is II to the au.
thorities who still permit the sale OF deer In
the surrounding towns.
Vast herds OF deer congregate in the low
grounds during severe winters. and many hun.
dreds OF them perish for want OF food. Il Is no
uncommon event for kindhearted farmers TO feed
numbers of wnplu from their stores OF hay but
the expense OF this is more than these hard-work
ing individuals stand and something surely
should be done by the United States authorities to
provide for the needs OF these fine animals. which
have been driven from their winter feeding
grounds by the settlers and their cattle
The modus operandi OF making u trip after
wapit Is too well known TO need description II
undertaken early In the season by sportsman
who is well equipped with men and pack.horses
the expedition IL rather In the nature OF n pleas
ant picnic, The climatic conditions In September
and early October are generally perfect. while the
absence OF MOSQUITOES ana othrf biting Hlcf make
these regions appear Paradise 10 one who has
done much biggamo hunting further northwest IN
the real wilds OF North America. which are only
TO be found In northern British Columbia
and Alaska But u sportsman delays his trip
until late In the fall and then camps as the
writer has done, at nm altitude Of over ten thou.
sand feet. he will ind the early froatn and snow
make life In tent. even In Wyoming rather cold.
or than is necessary for personal comfort
The way In which American packhorsa can
thread Its way through dense tlmbor. or follow "a
narrow. snnkc.likc TRAN across dangerous rock
slides, IN little short OF marvellous II IN an inter
esing sight to n long line OF these footed
animals threading their way In single nie along
the face OF dangerous pr.cipico. often treading
In loose. rolling rocks. In places wh.r. one false
step means sheer drop OF two thousand or three
thousand feet Into empty space. Yct Il IL seldom
that one falls on the trail, II this does happen.
the owner may bid goodby TO his horse and all
that he carries. since rarely anything but frag.
mcnts aro found afterwards on searching tho
valley below.
Strange to say. although the Wyoming wapitl
have developed unwontcd cunning In seeking
their living and feeding grounds the arc Hli com.
parativoiy stupid animals TO stalk Especially no
Ia this tho carc with trevclIng bulls when they are
running In search OF cows, Then, by means OF
wblstling In very poor Initiative style Of tho
bulls challenge. solitary bull can often be called
up 10 within few yards OF the hunter The
writer and his guide have thus been enabled 10
follow n bull for two miles through tho forest
answering his repeated call at Intervals until
finally they have come face to face few yards