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Man-Eating Tigers. How they become Man-Eaters. Lions in Somaliland. 

 Loss of Life by Wild Animals in Russia. Travellers Devoured by Wolves 

 in Hungary. Rewards for Destruction of Wolves in France. Packs of 

 Wolves in the Hudson Bay Territory. A Party of 18 Persons Devoured. 

 The Sense of Fear in Animals versus the Stress of Want. Birds and 

 Beasts of Prey as the Friends of Sportsmen. Beasts of Prey Scarce 

 in Great Forests. Noises in the Forest. The Footfalls of Hunters. 

 The Great Stillness of the Primeval Woods. Scarcity of Singing Birds. 

 Still Weather bad for Forest Hunting. Foot-Gear for Forest Hunting. 

 Moccassins. Why Savages turn their Toes in. The Hunter's Dress. 

 How Game catch Sight of Hunters The Hunter's Eye and Objects in 

 Motion. The Hunter's Countenance. Restless-Eyed Men. The Power 

 of Vision in the Wild and Civilized Man Contrasted. The Facility with 

 which Forest Animals Hide. Big Game Standing Motionless Among 

 Thick Bush. Protective Colourings. Deer and Antelope. Deer seek 

 the Bush. Antelope the most Open Plain. Game among Bush. Thorny 

 Bush. Thorns and the Thick Skins of Heavy Game. Tree-feeding 

 Animals. African Buffaloes. Silent Movements of the Great Animals. 

 Wounded Buffalo. Noiseless Tread of Elephants. A Drinking Pool 

 in the Ceylon Forest by Night. Stormy Weather in the Forest. Lulls 

 in the Wind. The Best Hunting Grounds in Forests. Blow Downs. 

 Driving Game. Detatched Covers. Salt Licks. Waterless Forests and 

 Desert Pools. Tropical Hot Weather Shooting. Shooting from Trees. 

 Habits of Wild Animals Unchanged throughout Historic Time. The 

 Law of Force in Nature. Forest Hunting in Snow Time. Winter 

 Camps in the American Forest. The Fall in American Woods. Moose 

 Calling. Moose Yards. Snow Storms in the Forest. Grandeur of the 

 Snow-clad Pine Forest. Camping during Intense Cold. Blizzards. 

 Trails of Game in the Snow. Travelling over Ice. Small Noises heard 

 in the Stillness of the Forest. Carrying Things through the Forest. 



"V T TE, must preface our opening remarks upon sport- 

 * * ing matters by saying that we have thought 

 it desirable to separate the subject of forest and jungle 

 shooting from hunting and sporting on plains which 

 is pursued in the open country. We must leave our 

 readers to form their own conclusions as to the wisdom 

 or unwisdom of that course, the reasons for which 

 we shall endeavour to make apparent as we proceed. 

 We have also added a chapter on bird shooting, where 

 the shot gun comes into play, in place of the rifle; 

 we have moreover taken the liberty of speaking of 



