Antelope

September 17, 1804

"We found the Antelope extremely shy and watchful so much that we had been unable to get a shot at them; when at rest they generally select the most elevated point in the area, and as they are watchful and extremely quick of sight and their sense of smelling so acute it is almost impossible to approach them within the range of a gunshot. They will frequently discover you and flee.  I had this day an opportunity of witnessing the agility and the superior fleetness of this animal which was to me really astonishing.