INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



little or no skill to prepare canned provisions, 

 if the other food in camp is not particularly 

 appetizing. 



This article is not intended for the ex- 

 perienced hunter who has had plenty of 

 experience of Western hunting; nor is it 

 intended for the man who has his heart set 

 upon roughing it in the sense that he desires 

 to see how much he can go through and 

 survive. A great deal of the advice given 

 to people has been in the opposite direction, 

 namely, to cut out as much as possible from 

 their hunting outfit. I claim that the average 

 person who desires sport with as little hard- 

 ship as possible, except what is unavoidable, 

 should be very careful about reducing his 

 outfit too much. Most sportsmen are ac- 

 customed to the ordinary comforts and con- 

 veniences of life. It is perfect folly for 

 such people to attempt in a short time to 

 harden themselves to the frontier life so 

 they may endure its hardships with the 

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