INTRODUCTORY PREFACE 



THE following pages give some account of the sport- 

 ing side of a two years' tour round the world. Most 

 of them were actually written in the various places 

 and among the scenes which I have attempted to 

 describe. 



I have avoided technicalities as much as possible, 

 though in some cases, particularly the chapters deal- 

 ing with game reserves in British Columbia and the 

 preservation of red deer in New Zealand, they were 

 unavoidable. On the latter subject I have written 

 at some length, as it is one of particular interest to 

 deer-stalkers at home. 



A book of personal experiences is bound, from its 

 very nature, to be egotistical. I will ask the reader 

 to believe that I have endeavoured to keep in the 

 background as much as possible. 



Some of the matter contained here has already 

 appeared in the form of articles in Country Life. I 

 am much indebted to the editor for his kind per- 

 mission to reprint it. 



My best thanks are due to Mr. A. Bryan Williams, 

 Provincial Game Warden of Vancouver ; Mr. Walter 

 Scott of Colorado Springs, U.S.A.; Mr. W. D. 

 Russell, Secretary of the Otago Acclimatisation 



