WESTERN CAMP LIFE 



bination of these qualities make the skilled 

 hunter; marksmanship, provided it be fair, 

 is the least important of all his qualifications. 

 There are a great many men who* are good 

 shots at a stationary target who are bad shots 

 at game; there are men who are good shots 

 at game, who are by no 1 means experts in 

 shooting at a mark. This statement may 

 seem paradoxical but readily admits of ex- 

 planation. The marksman has his range 

 given him, he takes his time, and is not be- 

 trayed into sudden action. Change these 

 conditions and he is out of his element. If 

 his eye is not trained to judge distance in 

 timber or on the plain, he can 'easily mis- 

 gauge it, and shooting at a moving object 

 he cannot take his time; the absence of any 

 spot on the animal near the point he is aim- 

 ing at is another disadvantage to the man of 

 the target. The practiced hunter knows his 

 distance; his keen eye readily distinguishes 

 his quarry, although it may blend with the 

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