Hunting Large Game, and Woodcraft. 



The art of hunting can not be learned from books, but 

 a few hints upon the most important points will be of some 

 value to the man who goes into the woods but once a year, 

 and then only for a few days or weeks. A good hunter is 

 born to the craft; not even one Indian in ten is a good 

 hunter, although they are children of the woods. Never 

 start out on a full day's hunt without taking along a good, 

 substantial lunch, and plenty of it; and always be provided 

 with a little package of tea, and one of salt, also a tin-cup; 

 there maybe an " emergency " when these things would 

 more than repay the trouble of carrying them along. 



It is taken for granted that hunters' camps are always 

 on the bank of some running stream, or lake, or on some 

 lumber road, or trail, near a spring or brook, and that each 

 hunter is provided with (in addition to gun and ammuni- 

 tion) a compass, a light hatchet, or camp ax, a small 

 butcher knife, or large pocket knife. With the aid of the 

 compass you can establish in your mind the course of the 

 river, road, or trail, or the "lay" of the lake, as the case 

 may be. 



Observe the range of hills, the class of timber, or any 

 peculiar trees, and other special landmarks in the vicinity of 

 the camp. 



All will be of great importance to the young hunter, as 

 they will familiarize him with a strange woods and give 

 him confidence in venturing from camp. 



If but a few days, or a week, is to be spent at the camp, 

 after it has been thoroughly put in order, it is better to 

 spend the first two days in establishing the landmarks, 

 whereby camp may be easily found. 



The pleasure of hunting, as well as the success, depends 

 a great deal in the confidence and assurance with which 



