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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