INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



to the sportsman. Instead of sitting in his 

 canoe waiting for something to come within 

 range, he is vigorously exercising his muscles 

 and his knowledge of woodcraft to secure a 

 shot, and often his skill is put to a consider- 

 able test in shooting through thick timber. 



There is nothing more improving to 

 health and conducive to happiness than 

 strenuous exercise in the cold, bracing air, 

 with sport as an incentive. Whatever may be 

 the outcome of your hunting, you are sure to 

 take out of the woods with you an increased 

 supply of vital energy and robustness, which, 

 after all, is very important. If your hunting 

 should not furnish you with such tangible 

 results as you would like to see, console 

 yourself with the reflection that a very wealthy 

 man once offered "a million dollars for a new 

 stomach," and perhaps you have secured an 

 equivalent for a great deal less. 



Early in October of 1904 I joined my guide 

 at the forks of the Tobique. We immedi- 

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