CONTENTS 



PREFACE 



CHAPTER I 



THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS; WILDERNESS HUNTERS AND 

 WILDERNESS GAME 



The American Wilderness Forests, Plains, Mountains 

 Likeness and Unlikeness to the Old- World Wilder 

 ness Wilderness Hunters Boone, Crockett, Hous 

 ton, Carson The Trappers The Buffalo Hunters 

 The Stockmen The Regular Army Wilderness 

 Game Bison, Moose, Elk, Caribou, Deer, Antelope 

 Other Game Hunting in the Wilderness .... 9 



CHAPTER II 



HUNTING FROM THE RANCH; THE BLACKTAIL DEER 



In the Cattle Country Life on a Ranch A Round-up- 

 Branding a Maverick The Bad Lands A Shot at a 

 Blacktail Still-hunting the Blacktail Its Habits- 

 Killing a Buck in August A Shot at Close Range 

 Occasional Unwariness of Blacktail 33 



CHAPTER III 



THE WHITETAIL DEER; AND THE BLACKTAIL OF THE 

 COLUMBIA 



The Whitetail Yields Poor Sport Fire Hunting Hunt 

 ing with Hounds Shooting at Running Game Queer 



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