American Big Game in its Haunts 



and furnish shooting. To many men it seems less 

 trouble to contribute money for such a purpose as 

 this than to buckle down and manufacture public 

 sentiment in behalf of the protection of native game. 

 This is a great mistake. From observations made in 

 certain familiar localities, we know definitely that, 

 provided there is a breeding stock, our native game, 

 with absolute protection, will re-establish itself in an 

 astonishingly short period of time. It would be far 

 better for us to concentrate our efforts to renew the 

 supply of our native game rather than to collect 

 subscriptions to bring to America foreign game, 

 which may or may not do well here, and may or may 

 not furnish sport if it shall do well. 



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