American Big Game in its Haunts 



not fat, he was of fair size, measuring 6 feet 334 

 inches along the vertebrae. 



Great care was taken as usual to pick up the 

 empty cartridge shells, and we pulled up the bloody 

 bits of grass, throwing them into a brook, into 

 which we put also the bear's carcass. 



The storm continued for several days, and was 

 accompanied by an unfavorable wind, which drew 

 up into all our shooting grounds. We kept quietl]' 

 in camp, which was so situated that although we 

 were just opposite the great marsh, our scent was 

 carried safely away. Then we were most careful 

 to have only small fires for our cooking, and we 

 were extremely particular to select dry wood, so 

 that there would be as little smoke as possible. 



All this while we kept a constant watch upon 

 the meadow, but no bears made their appearance. 



On the morning of the 19th, my friend and 

 his hunter went up the shore to investigate a 

 small marsh lying a mile or so from camp. Here 

 they saw that the grass had been recently nibbled, 

 and that there were fresh signs about. They re- 

 turned to this spot again that evening and sighted 

 a bear. The bear fed quickly up to within sixty- 

 five yards, when Blake rolled him over. This bear 

 was not a large one, and was of the usual tawny 

 color. 



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