(preface 



there may early be a close season on the grizzly 

 bear. 



During the past thirty years I have had numer- 

 ous experiences with the grizzly bear in various 

 sections of his territory. In it I have camped alone 

 and unarmed. I have trailed the grizzly without a 

 gun. I have repeatedly been outwitted by him, but 

 never has he attacked me. I have not found him 

 ferocious, and I consider him in most respects the 

 greatest animal on the North American continent, 

 if not in the world. He excels in mental develop- 

 ment and physical prowess, and he possesses the 

 rare quality of loyalty. He is full of curiosity and is 

 a born adventurer. The species impresses one with 

 its superiority, and the individuality of each 

 grizzly ever stands out. 



The material in this book is drawn chiefly from 

 my own experiences with grizzly bears in the wil- 

 derness. Ten of the chapters have not before ap- 

 peared in print. The author acknowledges with 

 thanks the courtesy of the editors of the Saturday 

 Evening Post in granting permission to reprint 

 from that magazine parts of three chapters con- 

 tained in this book; and to the editors of The Amer- 



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