WESTERN CAMP LIFE 



same indifference as the hunter or trapper 

 who lives that way all the time. I have run 

 across sportsmen who have had their hunting 

 trips spoiled by attempting to rough it too 

 much. If you are accustomed to 1 living well 

 and in comfort, it would be wise to recognize 

 the fact that you are a "tenderfoot" and act 

 accordingly. For the average sportsman the 

 object of a hunting trip in the West is to 

 obtain diversion and acquire health. All the 

 roughing it one requires is the vigorous exer- 

 cise, the fresh air, with an occasional dip in 

 ice cold water, which is conducive to* health; 

 the rest of the hardship it is well to leave out 

 as far as possible. 



My experience has led me to add to a 

 hunting outfit, the oftener I go out, rather 

 than depleting it. The first time I really saw 

 an up-to-date outfit was in 1902, when I 

 engaged as my guide Edward Sheffield, of 

 Idaho 1 . I joked him about all the things he 

 was taking along and called him a "tender- 

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